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| 2.525997Γ10<sup>13</sup> | | 2.525997Γ10<sup>13</sup> | ||
| Scientist trying to avoid rounding up | | Scientist trying to avoid rounding up | ||
β | | Using as many decimal places as necessary until hitting a digit (0-4) that results in rounding down, even if it goes against the common scientific practice of reporting the correct amount of "significant figures". | + | | Using as many decimal places as necessary until hitting a digit (0-4) that results in rounding down, even if it goes against the common scientific practice of reporting the correct amount of "significant figures". A previous version of the comic had a typo (the number was ''2.5997x10<sup>13</sup>''), but Randall updated the comic. |
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| 2.526e13 or | | 2.526e13 or |