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Symbol: T
Equation: 1 x 1012 |
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Symbol: G
Equation: 1 x 109 |
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Symbol: M
Equation: 1 X 106 |
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Symbol: k
Equation: 1 x 103 |
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Symbol: m
Equation: 0.001 |
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Symbol: u (fancier)
Equation: 1 x 10-6 |
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Symbol: n
Equation: 1 x 10-9 |
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Symbol: p
Equation: 1 x 10-12 |
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| Adding or Subtracting Significant Figures |
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| The answer cannot have more digits to the right of the decimal point than any of the original numbers. |
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| Multiplying or Dividing Significant Figures |
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| The number of significant figures in the result is set by the original number that has the smallest number of significant figures. |
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