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[–] Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Significant figures are a scam invented by big graphite! They won't tell you this, but there is no reason to go beyond 2 decimal places. That was the norm before wooden pencils, believe it or not! Wake up sheeple, and stop overcomplicating science and wasting lead!