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- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/College_Physics/College_Physics_1e_(OpenStax)/01%3A_The_Nature_of_Science_and_Physics/1.04%3A_ApproximationAs you develop problem-solving skills, you will also develop skills at approximating. You will develop these skills through thinking more quantitatively, and by being willing to take risks. As with an...As you develop problem-solving skills, you will also develop skills at approximating. You will develop these skills through thinking more quantitatively, and by being willing to take risks. As with any endeavor, experience helps, as well as familiarity with units. These approximations allow us to rule out certain scenarios or unrealistic numbers. Approximations also allow us to challenge others and guide us in our approaches to our scientific world.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/Physics_201_-_Fall_2019/Book%3A_Physics_(Boundless)/01%3A_The_Basics_of_Physics/1.3%3A_Significant_Figures_and_Order_of_MagnitudeScientific notation is a way of writing numbers that are too big or too small in a convenient and standard form.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/Physics_(Boundless)/1%3A_The_Basics_of_Physics/1.3%3A_Significant_Figures_and_Order_of_MagnitudeScientific notation is a way of writing numbers that are too big or too small in a convenient and standard form.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/Physics_201_-_Fall_2019v2/Book%3A_Custom_Physics_textbook_for_JJC/01%3A_The_Basics_of_Physics/1.03%3A_Significant_Figures_and_Order_of_MagnitudeScientific notation is a way of writing numbers that are too big or too small in a convenient and standard form.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/JJC_-_PHYS_110/05%3A_Book-_Physics_(Boundless)/5.01%3A_The_Basics_of_Physics/5.1.03%3A_Significant_Figures_and_Order_of_MagnitudeScientific notation is a way of writing numbers that are too big or too small in a convenient and standard form.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Tuskegee_University/Algebra_Based_Physics_I/01%3A_Nature_of_Physics/1.02%3A_Scientific_Notation_and_Order_of_MagnitudeScientific notation is a way of writing numbers that are too big or too small in a convenient and standard form.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/Physical_Science_for_Educators_(CID%3A_PHYS_14)/02%3A_Units_Measurement_Graphing_and_Calculation/2.06%3A_Accuracy_and_Significant_FiguresEvery measurement contains some error. A standard sheet of paper is 8.5 inches wide and 11 inches high, but it’s possible that the actual measurements could be closer to 8.4999 and 11.0001 inc...Every measurement contains some error. A standard sheet of paper is 8.5 inches wide and 11 inches high, but it’s possible that the actual measurements could be closer to 8.4999 and 11.0001 inches. Even if we measure something very carefully, with very sensitive instruments, we should assume that there could be some small measurement error.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Fresno_City_College/NATSCI-1A%3A_Natural_Science_for_Educators_Fresno_City_College_(CID%3A_PHYS_140)/02%3A_Units_Measurement_Graphing_and_Calculation/2.05%3A_Precision_Accuracy_and_Significant_Figures/2.5.01%3A_Accuracy_and_Significant_FiguresEvery measurement contains some error. A standard sheet of paper is 8.5 inches wide and 11 inches high, but it’s possible that the actual measurements could be closer to 8.4999 and 11.0001 inc...Every measurement contains some error. A standard sheet of paper is 8.5 inches wide and 11 inches high, but it’s possible that the actual measurements could be closer to 8.4999 and 11.0001 inches. Even if we measure something very carefully, with very sensitive instruments, we should assume that there could be some small measurement error.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Prince_Georges_Community_College/PHY_1030%3A_General_Physics_I/01%3A_The_Basics_of_Physics/1.3%3A_Significant_Figures_and_Order_of_MagnitudeScientific notation is a way of writing numbers that are too big or too small in a convenient and standard form.
