Significant Figures

Significant figures

graph TB A["Significant Figures"] A --> B["Definition"] B --> B1["Significant Figures: Digits in a number that carry meaningful information about its precision"] A --> C["Importance"] C --> C1["Precision"] C --> C2["Accuracy"] A --> D["Rules"] D --> D1["Non-zero digits are always significant"] D --> D2["Any zeros between significant digits are significant"] D --> D3["Leading zeros are not significant"] D --> D4["Trailing zeros are significant only if the number contains a decimal point"]