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| provide information on the precision of a measurement |
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| precision of a measurement |
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| include all digits in a measurement which are known with certainty, plus a last digit which must be estimated |
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| number of significant figures is everything that is shown |
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| all places that are marked, plus one visually estimated |
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| zeroes in the middle of a number |
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| zeroes at the beginning of a number |
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| significant only if there is a decimal point in the number |
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| zeroes at the end of a number |
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| no more significant figures than the least precise number |
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| for division and multiplication problems |
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| no fewer decimal places than either of original numbers |
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| for addition and subtraction problems |
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| numbers with no uncertainty. Ex: equivalence statement |
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| Marvelous king hector died by drinking chocolate milk monday night |
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| Mega, space, space, kilo, hecta, deka, base, deci, centi, milli, space, space, micro, space, space, nano |
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| Metric conversion number line |
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