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Significant Digits again Pardon the Posting Clumsiness

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Kent McMillan
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> Good catch ... I completely missed that the numbers changed. Wouldn't 1.0 X 10^3 be the best answer for that one?

It would be a reasonable answer for many engineering applications, but in the context of surveying, I'd think we could do better.


 
Posted : November 24, 2010 3:14 pm
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Significant Digits

I still stick with 1040 for this one. The simple rule ignores HOW SIGNIFICANT those digits are. It isn't really so simple as significant vs not significant.


 
Posted : November 24, 2010 3:21 pm
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Significant Digits

Bill, I'm thinking that I agree with you.

Stephen


 
Posted : November 24, 2010 3:30 pm
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