significant digit
Noun
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Noun
significant digit (plural significant digits)
- (mathematics) A digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement: in other words a digit that is nonzero, followed by a nonzero digit, or (for trailing zeroes) justified by the precision of the derivation or measurement.
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