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Measurement Contains:
5
Significant Figures
Scientific Notation:
4.5020 × 10⁻³
Confirmed Significant Digits:
4, 5, 0, 2, 0
Physics Ambiguity Notice
Trailing zeros in a whole number without an explicit decimal are treated as scale placeholders. In real laboratory reporting, write with an explicit decimal (e.g. 1200.) or in scientific notation (1.20 × 10³) to confirm precision.
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Digit '4' - Significant
Non-Zero Digit
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Significant Figure
Scale Placeholder (Not Significant)
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0.0045020