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  1. Matt Matt

    @mushi Can you please tell me what the hell Significant Figures are for? I can't think of a single situation in which they would be practical.

    Sunday, 01-Feb-15 06:15:31 UTC from web
    1. monsutaa kaado! monsutaa kaado!

      @mrmattimation like, it is important for paleontology, for for the genreal public

      Sunday, 01-Feb-15 06:18:42 UTC from web
    2. Narwhal Narwhal

      @mrmattimation The principle is that your answer should only be as accurate as the numbers given to you in the first place. Basically, if you can measure a speed to n.x digits, it wouldn't make sense for the average of multiple speeds measured to be n.xx because despite multiplication laws of decimals no individual measurement will be that specific. In a nutshell it's for the sake of scientific brevity.

      Sunday, 01-Feb-15 06:19:12 UTC from web
      1. Matt Matt

        @northernnarwhal ...oh.

        Sunday, 01-Feb-15 06:20:56 UTC from web
    3. monsutaa kaado! monsutaa kaado!

      @mrmattimation yeah, it is what narwhal said. i sort of undertood your question wrong

      Sunday, 01-Feb-15 06:21:45 UTC from web