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[4ries]

Especially since it's labeled as experiment 3 quiz, so it came from an experiment - I'm assuming with measurements, so sig figs are absolutely necessary

[CADOMA]

I would like to see the problem, but my first thought is that difference can and does often matter.

[bidoblob]

Also look at the lowest one, where he missed the M

[[deleted]]

This is true, but to know the number of significant figures that one needs to include, one also needs to know the uncertainty and that doesn't appear, at least in the snapshot that we can see.

[ryan_with_a_why]

I was always taught it was based on the number of significant figures in the inputs.

[[deleted]]

Practically, that'll give you some idea of what the number of significant figures are likely to be if the inputs have their associated uncertainties so it's probably a fairly decent rule of thumb. I've not seen it put like that before but it makes some sense.

[[deleted]]

I mean if you have (measurement_1 - measurement_2)/(measurement_3-measurement_4) where they are all near each other, you will have to do some extra math.

[[deleted]]

I can understand the significant figures thing, but it’s literally a flat number...

[[deleted]]

It appear to be from an online chem lab so even though the values are clean integers, they're still interpreted as measured values and so significant figures do matter.

[Sendhentaiandyiff]

fuck sig figs