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digit vs significant digit

significant digit vs digit

digit and significant digit both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
digit Yes No No No
significant digit Yes No No No
As nouns, significant digit is a hyponym of digit; that is, significant digit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than digit:
  • digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
  • significant digit: any 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)
digit (noun) significant digit (noun)
a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates any 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)
one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
Difference between digit and significant digit

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