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)
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significant figure::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | significant digit |
| Type of | digit, figure |
he calculated the answer to four significant figures.
Examples of significant figure
significant figure
The man TIME named the most significant figure of the 20th Century was a mensch.
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The direct personal support of the king made Blanket a very significant figure.
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H. P. Lovecraft is now noted as significant figure in 20th century horror fiction.
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Jackson is a significant figure, named in the Indigenous Team of the Century.
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He's a more significant figure in Troy football history than he is given credit for.
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But Greg Kelly is a significant figure in the New York television community.
From the newsday.com
A significant figure in the landscape of contemporary Sunni islamic militancy has gone.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Sigurdarson is beginning to be a more significant figure within the team.
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She was also a significant figure in the early history of photography.
From the en.wikipedia.org
