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Significant Figures
Rules of Sig Figs
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Physics
11th Grade
09/08/2011

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Rule: All non-zero digits are _____.
Definition
Significant
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Rule: Zeros at the end of a number that has a DECIMAL are ______.
Definition
Significant
Term
Rule: Zeros inbetween non-zero digits are _____.
Definition
Significant
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Rule: In whole numbers that end in zero, the zero is _____.
Definition
Not Significant
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Starting with the first non-zero digit on the left, all non-zero digits are ______.
Definition
Significant
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When adding and subtracting/multiplying and dividing numbers, the answer can have no more places than the _____ _______ of the measured numbers.
Definition
Least Reliable/ Least Precise
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