Definition of Significant figure

1. Noun. Any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value). "He calculated the answer to four significant figures"

Exact synonyms: Significant Digit
Generic synonyms: Digit, Figure

Lexicographical Neighbors of Significant Figure

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significant figure (current term)
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