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Re: Sig Figs Was:Re: Different behavior of Str(Double)?

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Subject: Re: Sig Figs Was:Re: Different behavior of Str(Double)?
From: Kirk Gray <develop@kirkgray.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:41:37 -0600
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On Sep 30, 2008, at 5:59 PM, Karen wrote:

Forgive me for boring everyone, but sig fig issues have been the bane of my career! ( A slight exaggeration ;) )

Sadly, my career hasn't been eventful enough to warrant a bane of any kind. :o)

But I agree with the rest of your post. Significant digits and their care and feeding are (should be) just as important as the accuracy of readings and calculations.


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Kirk Gray
REALbasic Professional 2008r3.1
MacBook Core 2 Duo, OS X 10.5.4
Power Mac dual G4, OS X 10.4.11


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