Question

What are significant figures and what do they represent when reporting the result of
a measurement?

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Answer 1

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Significant Figures are the number of digits used to express a measured or calculated quantity. Significant figures show how precise a number is. They prevent compromising the integrity of what a number is representing.

They represent how closely individual measurements agree with one another and how closely individual measurements agree with the correct or true value.

Answer 2

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❤⭐SIGNIFICANT FIGURES ⭐❤

• The digits of a number that are 'known reliably' , plus 'one uncertain digit ',are called significant figures.
• The significant figures indicate the precision of measurement.