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all zeros in between 2 non-zero numbers are
significant
if you do not have a decimal point, all zeros at the end of the measurement are
not significant
500.
significant, everything before decimal
if a decimal point is present then all the numbers at the end of the measurement are
significant
all counting numbers have
infinite significant digits
235
significant, all digits
20000.9
significant, zeros in-between non zeros numbers
if there is a decimal point at the end all numbers are
significant
45900
zeros, not significant
in scientific notation all the digits in the coefficient are
significant
all nonzero digits in a measurement are
significant
if a decimal point is present the zeros at the start of the measurement are
not significant
0.0056
zeros before decimal not significant
0.00230
all numbers at the end of decimal, significant
2.85x10^15
all digits in coefficient significant