Significant figures
ANY DIGIT OF A NUMBER WITHIN THE MEASUREMENT RESOLUTION OF THAT NUMBER, AS OPPOSED TO SPURIOUS DIGITS
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Significant figures (also known as the significant digits, precision or resolution) of a number in positional notation are digits in the number that are reliable and necessary to indicate the quantity of something.