math1003 1.13 - significant digits, accuracy, precision
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MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
1.13Significant Digits, Accuracy, and Precision
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Goal
To be able to define the concepts of significant digits, accuracy, and precision with respect to numbers.
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Significant Digits
“A crowd of 7,000 people had gathered to watch the parade.”
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
“They planted 2,124 daffodils this year.”
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
7000 2214The number of important, or “significant,” digits in these
numbers are different.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
7000 2214In 7000, there is only one significant digit.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
7000 2214In 7000, there is only one significant digit.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
7000 2214In 7000, there is only one significant digit.In 2214, there are four significant digits.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Rules
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two
significant digits.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two
significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two
significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains
a decimal point.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
527Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
527Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
527Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
527 has 3 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
527Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
527 has 3 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
527Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
527 has 3 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
527Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
527 has 3 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-5,032Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-5,032Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-5,032Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-5,032 has 4 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-5,032Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-5,032 has 4 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-5,032Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-5,032 has 4 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-5,032Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-5,032 has 4 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-5,032Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-5,032 has 4 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
3.68Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
3.68Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
3.68Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
3.68 has 3 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
3.68Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
3.68 has 3 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
3.68Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
3.68 has 3 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
3.68Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
3.68 has 3 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-0.0019Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-0.0019Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-0.0019Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-0.0019 has 2 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-0.0019Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-0.0019 has 2 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-0.0019Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-0.0019 has 2 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
15,009Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
15,009Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
15,009Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
15,009 has 5 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
15,009Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
15,009 has 5 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
15,009Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
15,009 has 5 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
15,009Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
15,009 has 5 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
15,009Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
15,009 has 5 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
15,009Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
15,009 has 5 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
23.004Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
23.004Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
23.004Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
23.004 has 5 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
23.004Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
23.004 has 5 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
23.004Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
23.004 has 5 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
23.004Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
23.004 has 5 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
23.004Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
23.004 has 5 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
23.004Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
23.004 has 5 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-27,500Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-27,500Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-27,500Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-27,500 has 3 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-27,500Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-27,500 has 3 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-27,500Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-27,500 has 3 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
-27,500Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
-27,500 has 3 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
3,000.00Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
3,000.00Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
3,000.00Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
3,000.00 has 6 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
3,000.00Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
3,000.00 has 6 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
3,000.00Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
3,000.00 has 6 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
3,000.00Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
3,000.00 has 6 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
3,000.00Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
3,000.00 has 6 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
3,000.00Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
3,000.00 has 6 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
3,000.00Rules❖ All non-zero digits are significant.❖ Zero (0) is a significant digit if it is between two significant digits.❖ Leading 0s are not significant.❖ Trailing 0s are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
3,000.00 has 6 significant digits
Significant Digits
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Accuracy
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
AccuracyDefinitionThe accuracy of a number is the number of significant digits in the number.
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
AccuracyDefinitionThe accuracy of a number is the number of significant digits in the number.
3.02
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
DefinitionAccuracy
DefinitionThe accuracy of a number is the number of significant digits in the number.
3.02This number is accurate to 3 significant digits.
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
DefinitionDefinitionThe accuracy of a number is the number of significant digits in the number.
Accuracy
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
DefinitionDefinitionThe accuracy of a number is the number of significant digits in the number.
-1,470
Accuracy
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
DefinitionDefinitionThe accuracy of a number is the number of significant digits in the number.
-1,470This number is accurate to 3 significant digits.
Accuracy
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Precision
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
PrecisionDefinitionThe precision of a number is the place value of the rightmost significant digit.
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
PrecisionDefinitionThe precision of a number is the place value of the rightmost significant digit.
3.02
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
DefinitionPrecision
DefinitionThe precision of a number is the place value of the rightmost significant digit.
3.02This number has a precision of 0.01
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
DefinitionPrecision
DefinitionThe precision of a number is the place value of the rightmost significant digit.
3.02This number has a precision of 0.01
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
DefinitionDefinitionThe precision of a number is the place value of the rightmost significant digit.
-1,470
Precision
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
DefinitionDefinitionThe precision of a number is the place value of the rightmost significant digit.
This number has a precision of 10
-1,470
Precision
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
DefinitionDefinitionThe precision of a number is the place value of the rightmost significant digit.
This number has a precision of 10
-1,470
Precision
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
DefinitionDefinitionThe precision of a number is the place value of the rightmost significant digit.
-0.006043
Precision
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
DefinitionDefinitionThe precision of a number is the place value of the rightmost significant digit.
This number has a precision of 0.000001 or 10-6
-0.006043
Precision
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
DefinitionDefinitionThe precision of a number is the place value of the rightmost significant digit.
This number has a precision of 0.000001 or 10-6
-0.006043
Precision
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Exercises
On Monday, the Canadian dollar was trading against the US dollar at 0.9985
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Exercises
On Monday, the Canadian dollar was trading against the US dollar at 0.9985
What is the accuracy and precision of the exchange rate?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
On Monday, the Canadian dollar was trading against the US dollar at 0.9985
What is the accuracy and precision of the exchange rate?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
On Monday, the Canadian dollar was trading against the US dollar at 0.9985
What is the accuracy and precision of the exchange rate?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________4
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
On Monday, the Canadian dollar was trading against the US dollar at 0.9985
What is the accuracy and precision of the exchange rate?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________4
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
On Monday, the Canadian dollar was trading against the US dollar at 0.9985
What is the accuracy and precision of the exchange rate?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________4 .0001 or 10-4
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
On this sign, it is posted that the population of Toronto is 2,482,000
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
On this sign, it is posted that the population of Toronto is 2,482,000
What is the accuracy and precision of the polpulation count?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
On this sign, it is posted that the population of Toronto is 2,482,000
What is the accuracy and precision of the polpulation count?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
On this sign, it is posted that the population of Toronto is 2,482,000
What is the accuracy and precision of the polpulation count?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________4
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
On this sign, it is posted that the population of Toronto is 2,482,000
What is the accuracy and precision of the polpulation count?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________4
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
On this sign, it is posted that the population of Toronto is 2,482,000
What is the accuracy and precision of the polpulation count?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________4 1000 or 103
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
The distance between Toronto, Canada and Dublin, Ireland is 5300 kilometers
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
The distance between Toronto, Canada and Dublin, Ireland is 5300 kilometers
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
The distance between Toronto, Canada and Dublin, Ireland is 5300 kilometers
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
The distance between Toronto, Canada and Dublin, Ireland is 5300 kilometers
What is the accuracy and precision of the distance?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
What is the accuracy and precision of the distance?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________
The distance between Toronto, Canada and Dublin, Ireland is 5300 kilometers
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
What is the accuracy and precision of the distance?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________2
The distance between Toronto, Canada and Dublin, Ireland is 5300 kilometers
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
What is the accuracy and precision of the distance?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________2
The distance between Toronto, Canada and Dublin, Ireland is 5300 kilometers
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
What is the accuracy and precision of the distance?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________2 100 or 102
The distance between Toronto, Canada and Dublin, Ireland is 5300 kilometers
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
In a previous federal election, the percentage of registered voters that voted was 64.9
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
What is the accuracy and precision of the percentage?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________
In a previous federal election, the percentage of registered voters that voted was 64.9
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
What is the accuracy and precision of the percentage?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________
In a previous federal election, the percentage of registered voters that voted was 64.9
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
What is the accuracy and precision of the percentage?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________3
In a previous federal election, the percentage of registered voters that voted was 64.9
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
What is the accuracy and precision of the percentage?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________3
In a previous federal election, the percentage of registered voters that voted was 64.9
Exercises
MATH1003
10110100101011010100101010111010101111011011101111011101110111101110111011110111111010110100101011110110110101111011010100111111011010100110101001
What is the accuracy and precision of the percentage?Accuracy ______ Precision ________________________3 0.1 or 10-1
In a previous federal election, the percentage of registered voters that voted was 64.9
Exercises