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significant figure meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of significant figure at MeaningMonkey.org. significant figure meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.SIGNIFICANT FIGURE noun
Definition of significant figure (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"
- synonyms: significant digit
Source: Princeton University Wordnet