Significant figures, also referred to as significant digits, are specific digits within a number that is written in positional notation that carry both...

Significant Figures: The Lives and Work of Great Mathematicians is a 2017 nonfiction book by British mathematician Ian Stewart FRS CMath FIMA, published...

approximation is sometimes informally used to mean the number of significant figures, in increasing order of accuracy, or to the order of magnitude. However...

leads to ambiguity. The number 1230400 is usually read to have five significant figures: 1, 2, 3, 0, and 4, the final two zeroes serving only as placeholders...

Significance (policy debate), a stock issue in policy debate Significant figures or significant digits, the precision of a numerical value Statistical significance...

Asia figure given includes entire districts with significant portions in Asia, with significant figures reduced to reflect the uncertainty. Total area is...

type of character in typesetting, text figures and lining figures Figure, a synonym for number Significant figures in a decimal number Figure of the Earth...

Figures became the first Democrat since 1963 to represent a significant portion of Mobile, and only the fourth since then to represent a significant portion...

to two significant figures. Idle gives the Earth's orbital speed as 19 miles (31 km) per second, which is accurate to two significant figures. Idle states...

mid-1950s, the central figures, except Burroughs and Carr, ended up together in San Francisco, where they met and became friends of figures associated with the...

that unless a margin of error is explicitly stated, the number of significant figures used in the presentation of data should be limited to what is warranted...

means of significant figures. Where not explicitly stated, the margin of error is understood to be one-half the value of the last significant place. For...

a campaign of "de-Stalinisation". One of the 20th century's most significant figures, Stalin has a deeply contested legacy. During his rule, he was the...

roots are very close. This can lead to loss of up to half of correct significant figures in the roots. The golden ratio is found as the positive solution...

7 °C), which was calculated as 277.274 in3 (or 4.543706784 L to ten significant figures). This value lasted until 1889, when an Order in Council of November...

an archetype of the inspired singer, Orpheus is one of the most significant figures in the reception of classical mythology in Western culture, portrayed...

was 0.9 times the pitch of the last size. They then rounded to 2 significant figures in metric and then converting to inches and rounding to the thousandth...

(only three of the top 100 figures are women), the authors point out past barriers to women assuming historically significant roles. However, critics have...

places, its precision for any specific number is no more than 15 significant figures, and calculations may have an accuracy that is even less due to five...

Significant Mother is an American television sitcom created by Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith. Starring Josh Zuckerman, Nathaniel Buzolic and Krista...

on March 14 (the 3rd month) since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant figures of π, and was first celebrated in the United States. It was founded...

as common in many European countries) the number 10 known to five significant figures, i.e. 10±0.0005 (here the dot is a decimal separator, as commonly...

as an ellipse, circle, or sphere Rounding, reducing the number of significant figures in a number Round number, ending with one or more zeroes Round (cryptography)...

cousin, Ali. Fatima (c. 605/15-632) and Ali (c. 600-661) were both significant figures in early Islam: Fatima has been compared to Mary, the mother of Jesus...

the minimal techno and microhouse genres, and is one of the most significant figures in the minimal techno scene. Villalobos was born in Chile on 6 August...

January 5, 2002, issue of Kerrang! described him as "one of the most significant figures in the history of metal." Schuldiner was ranked No. 10 in Joel McIver's...

world. This has created, for the first time, a truly global theatre. Significant figures and some landmark theories and movements of the period include: Constantin...

way to commemorate significant events of Aztec history to reinforce their cosmic destiny and imperial aspirations. These figures typically were decorated...

an eminent rationalist from Kerala, India. He was one of the very significant figures of Kerala Renaissance too.[citation needed] Joseph was born on 6...

investment adviser referral service, previously known as Wikinvest Significant figures, the digits of a number that carry meaning contributing to its measurement...