significant digit

noun

Synonym of significant figure.

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Meanings

nounsignificant digit (plural significant digits)

plural significant digits

  1. mathematicsSynonym of significant figure.

    Synonyms: significant figure

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of significant figure.

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significant figure

More synonyms by meaning

nounany digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value)

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significant figure
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digitfigure
Also see
significant figure

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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significant digit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/significant%20digit

MLA

“significant digit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/significant%20digit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “significant digit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/significant%20digit.

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