significant digit

English

Noun

significant digit (plural significant digits)

1. (mathematics) A digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement: in other words a digit that is nonzero, followed by a nonzero digit, or (for trailing zeroes) justified by the precision of the derivation or measurement.

Synonyms

• significant figure

Translations

digit

• Czech: platná číslice f
• Danish: betydende ciffer n
• Dutch: beduidend cijfer n
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• Finnish: merkitsevä numero
• Irish: digit shuntasach f, figiúr suntasach m
• Vietnamese: chữ số có nghĩa