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significant figure

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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 615206 Last modified 09.03.2024
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Domain Standardisation - Metrology
  • väärtusarvu koht alates vasakpoolseimast numbrist, mis erineb nullist, ja lõpetades viimase õige numbriga
  • number väärtusarvus, mis on usaldusväärne ja absoluutselt vajalik, et näidata millegi väärtust
  • number in positional notation are digits in the number that are reliable and absolutely necessary to indicate the quantity of something
  • specific digits within a number written in positional notation that carry both reliability and necessity in conveying a particular quantity
tüvekoht preferred
Usage examples
  • Näiteks kui pikkuse mõõtmisel saadakse mõõdiseks 114,8 mm, kasutades joonlauda, mille skaalajaotise pikkus on 1 mm, on kolm esimest numbrit (1, 1 ja 4, mis tähistavad arvu 114) tüvekohad.
tüvenumber
oluline number variant
oluline arv variant
significant digit preferred
Usage examples
  • For instance, if a length measurement yields 114.8 mm, using a ruler with the smallest interval between marks at 1 mm, the first three digits (1, 1, and 4, representing 114 mm) are certain and constitute significant digits.
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