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Rounding Rules for Significant Figures

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Rounding rules for significant figures help show the right level of certainty in measured results. When a calculation is reported with the correct number of significant figures, it better matches the uncertainty in the measurements.

The rounding rule depends on the type of math being done. For ad...

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有效数字也有助于实现数学运算中的准确性。在加法或减法中,结果应四舍五入至与小数位数最少的测量值具有相同的小数位数。

当最后一位数字小于5时,应向下取整;当最后一位数字大于或等于5时,应向上取整。当最后一位数字为5时,有时会采用其他取整方法。

例如,2.052 与 1.2 的和应四舍五入为 3.3。

然而,在进行乘法或除法运算时,结果应四舍五入至与有效数字位数最少的测量值具有相同的有效数字位数。因此,2.052 与 1.2 的乘积应四舍五入为 2.5。

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