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by lostlogin 512 days ago
I’m pre coffee so go easy. How do I write the exact number 2600 if 2600 isn’t an exact number?
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In contexts significant figures might be relevant, a bar over the last 0 or a decimal point at the end are the easiest methods of saying "no really, these 0s are the real deal". Though you have other options like scientific notation, an explicit uncertainty bound, or natural language context too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Significant_figures#Ways_to_de...