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Chapter PSS, Problem 10KT
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The key term corresponding to the definition “the process of eliminating digits that are not significant” is to be stated.

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Higher the uncertainty, less precise will be the measurement. Significant digits determine the uncertainty of the measurement. The significant digits are the ones which are known with certainty, plus one digit which is estimated.

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