What 6 concepts are covered in the Significant Figures Calculator?
decimal place
the position of a digit to the right of a decimal point.
digit
Any of the numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) used to construct a number
number
an arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations and for showing order in a series or for identification. A quantity or amount.
rounding to decimal places
signficant
truncate
Approximation method of a number by dropping all decimal places after a certain number
Example calculations for the Significant Figures Calculator