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What do the most significant and least significant digits represent?

What do the most significant and least significant digits represent? (Brisk · Chapter 1) — "By the way, we will often use the term least significant digit to r…

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  • The significance of a digit depends on its place and its value in the overall magnitude of a number.
  • “Significant” refers to how much a digit is worth in the overall magnitude of the number.
  • The least significant digit is the right-most digit.
  • In the example, the least significant digit is 2.
  • The most significant digit is the left-most digit.
  • In the example, the most significant digit is 5.
  • Since 239 is less than 932, the hundreds place has greater significance than the other digits.
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"By the way, we will often use the term least significant digit to refer to the right-most digit (2, in the above example), and most significant digit to refer to the left-most (5). “Significant” simply refers to how much that digit is “worth” in the overall magnitude of the number. Obviously 239 is less than 932, so we say that the hundreds place is more significant than the other digits."

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