Term: 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)
Broader: digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration | Unrelated: carol: joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
Broader: digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration | Unrelated: american larch: medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
Broader: digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration | Unrelated: santee: the Siouan language spoken by the Santee
Broader: digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration | Unrelated: alsatian: a native or inhabitant of Alsace
Broader: digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration | Unrelated: neritid: operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell
Broader: digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration | Unrelated: codger: used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
Broader: digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration | Unrelated: equilibrium law: (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction
Broader: digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration | Unrelated: arawak: a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America
Broader: digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration | Unrelated: chickenpox: an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body
Broader: digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration | Unrelated: preserve: a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone