significant digit
significant digit · significant digits
Synonym of significant figureSynonym of significant figure.
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of significant figure.
More definitions
- 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)
Forms
plural: significant digits| Singular | significant digit |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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):significant figure