Answer
It indicates the amount of certainty in the measurement.
Work Step by Step
The number of digits reported in a measured quantity will indicate how certain a measurement was taken. The more digits, the more certainty and vice versa.
Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)
by Tro, Nivaldo J.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321809246
ISBN 13:
978-0-32180-924-7
Chapter 1 - Sections 1.1-1.8 - Exercises - Review Questions - Page 37: 26
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