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<p><b>Significant figures</b>, also referred to as <b>significant digits</b>, are specific <a href="page.php?w=Numerical_digit">digits</a> within a number that is written in <a href="page.php?w=positional_notation">positional notation</a> that carry both reliability and necessity in conveying a particular quantity. When presenting the outcome of a measurement (such as length, pressure, volume, or mass), if the number of digits exceeds what the measurement instrument can resolve, only the digits that are determined by the <a href="page.php?w=Measurement_resolution">resolution</a></p><p>
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