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sp2606 [1]
3 years ago
8

What is the purpose of using significant figures? How does it relate to accuracy, precision, resolution, and uncertainty?

Physics
1 answer:
Umnica [9.8K]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

#see solution for details

Explanation:

-Uncertainty refers to an estimate of the amount by which a result may differ from this value,

-Precision refers to how closely repeated measurements agree with each other.

-Accuracy refers to how closely a measured value agrees with the correct value.

-The number of significant figures is the number of digits believed to be correct by the person doing the measuring. Therefore, choosing the correct number of significant figures reduces the deviation from the point of accuracy/uncertainty or precision and thereby reducing margin of error in the ensuing calculations.

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