significant figure
significant figure noun: a digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement; that is, excluding any leading zeroes, trailing rounding or placeholder zeroes, and non-zero digits not warranted by the accuracy of a derivation or measurement.
Noun
significant figure (plural significant figures)
- A digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement; that is, excluding any leading zeroes, trailing rounding or placeholder zeroes, and non-zero digits not warranted by the accuracy of a derivation or measurement.
- The speed was calculated by dividing 2314 metres by 71 seconds and reported as 32.5915 m/s, but since both the distance and time were measured only to the nearest whole number, there were actually only two significant figures in this result, i.e. 32.
- Synonyms:
- significant digit
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see significant, figure.
significant figure meaning in Tamil, Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese
significant figure in Tamil
- பொருளுடைய இலக்கம்
significant figure in Malay
- a digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement
- angka bererti
significant figure in Indonesian
- a digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement
- angka penting, angka signifikan
significant figure in Vietnamese
- a digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement
- chữ số có nghĩa
Synonyms of significant figure
Forms of significant figure
| plural | significant figures |
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Questions about significant figure
- What does significant figure mean?
- Significant figure means a digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement; that is, excluding any leading zeroes, trailing rounding or placeholder zeroes, and non-zero digits not warranted by the accuracy of a derivation or measurement.
- What is significant figure in Tamil?
- Significant figure in Tamil is பொருளுடைய இலக்கம். See Significant figure meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is significant figure?
- Significant figure is a noun.
- What is the plural of significant figure?
- The plural of significant figure is significant figures.
Words near significant figure in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: significant figure (page history and authors); significant figure (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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