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Online Significant Figures Calculator

Count the number of significant figures in a given number.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are significant figures?
Digits that carry meaning for precision: leading zeros don't count; trailing zeros after decimal do; zeros between digits count.
How are trailing zeros handled?
Trailing zeros after a decimal point count (e.g. 1.20 has 3 sig figs). Trailing zeros in an integer may be ambiguous (120 could be 2 or 3).
What about scientific notation?
All digits in the coefficient are significant (e.g. 1.23×10² has 3 sig figs).

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