Significant Figures in Measurement

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Measurements always have ______.

uncertainties

The last digit in a measurement is ______.

estimated

The uncertainty is also called the ______.

error

The error indicates the maximum difference between the measured value and the ______ value.

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The length in "mm" is written as: 1.43 ______.

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The last digit in a measurement tells us the actual length is between ______ and ______.

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It would not be possible to estimate yet another digit, such as ______.

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This measurement of length can be given in ______ significant digits.

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To convert cubic inches to cubic centimeters, we multiply by [(2.54 cm)/(1 in.)]^______.

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1 cm^3 = (10^-2 m)^______, or 1 cm^3 = 10^-6 m^3.

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