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digit vs significant figure

significant figure vs digit

digit and significant figure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
digit Yes No No No
significant figure Yes No No No
As nouns, significant figure is a hyponym of digit; that is, significant figure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than digit:
  • digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
  • significant figure: 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 figure (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 figure

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