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.
