Significant Figures/Examples/4.5300

Example of Significant Figures

$4 \cdotp 5300$ has $5$ significant figures.

Beware: It may appear that there are only $3$ significant figures.

However, although $3$ of the digits given are non-zero, the final $2$ zerodigits 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 2.