Significant digits are an accounting concept. As such, it is up to the accountant to keep track of these as only she knows the precision of her measurements.
Koan for the day: What are the significant digits of 0.1? Hint: >>> `0.1` James On Thursday 05 May 2005 10:37 am, so sayeth mrstephengross: > Hi all... How can I find out the number of significant digits (to the > right of the decimal place, that is) in a double? At least, I *think* > that's what I'm asking for. For instance: > > 0.103 --> 3 > 0.0103 --> 4 > 0.00103 --> 5 > 0.000103 --> 6 > 0.0000103 --> 7 > > Thanks in advance! > --Steve ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- James Stroud, Ph.D. UCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics Box 951570 Los Angeles, CA 90095 http://www.jamesstroud.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
