Lecture1|Class11|Physics|Error analysis

Significant  figure:

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• All non zero digits are significant figure.

  e.g. 2.782 - 4 significant figure. 

         2.36  -  3 significant figure.  

  * All zero between two non zero digits are significant.

     e.g. 2.3008- 5 significant. figure.

            209 -     3 significant. figure.

  * If measurement number less than 1 the zero on the right of  decimal point and to the left of first non zero digit is non significant figure..this point gets more clear with example..

    e.g. 0.00807 -3 significant. figure

           0.008 - 1 significant. figure.

  * Trailing zero without decimal point are not significant.

     e.g. 1230 -  3 s.f.

           12300 - 3 s.f.

  * Trailing zero with decimal point are significant .

     e.g. 12.30-4 s.f.

            3.800-4 s.f.

   

  
  

  
  

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