Chemistry 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 1 - Chemistry: The Study of Change - Questions & Problems - Page 30: 1.28

Answer

Significant Figure = the meaningful digits in a measured/calculated value, that provide a certain margin of error in one's answer

Work Step by Step

Significant figures are used for rounding and approximating uncertainties, and are an important marker of one's precision as a measured value.
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