Physics, asked by aniketmeshram7620, 11 months ago

Describe what is meant by significant
figures and order of magnitude.

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Answered by shi22052004

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Explanation: In any physical measurement we often refer to two terms... 1.'Order of Magnitude' of certain quantity 2.the number of 'Significant figures

Order of magnitude refers to rough approximation. Example: around 100 could be anywhere from 50 to 200. Significant figures describes something fairly precise. Example: 1.26 (3 significant figures) means something in the range 1.255 to 1.265.

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