Significant Figures/Examples/0.001800

Example of Significant Figures

$0 \cdotp 001800$ has $4$ significant figures.

Beware: It may appear that there are only $2$ significant figures.

However, although $2$ of the digits given are non-zero, the final $2$ zero digits are significant, because they are specifically stated.

Sources

• 1972: Murray R. Spiegel and R.W. Boxer: Theory and Problems of Statistics (SI ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Significant Figures: Example 4.