significant figure

短语

[计] 有效位, 有效数位, 有数字 [化] 有效数字

词形变化

significant figures 复数 significant figures

别名

sig. fig.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see significant, figure.

  2. 2.

    A digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement; that is, excluding any leading zeroes, trailing rounding or placeholder zeroes, and non-zero digits not warranted by the accuracy of a derivation or measurement.

    有效数字

    数学

    The speed was calculated by dividing 2314 metres by 71 seconds and reported as 32.5915 m/s, but since both the distance and time were measured only to the nearest whole number, there were actually only two significant figures in this result, i.e. 32.

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