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  2. Approximations of π - Wikipedia

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    S n is the approximation after taking n terms. Each subsequent subplot magnifies the shaded area horizontally by 10 times. (click for detail) He used the first 21 terms to compute an approximation of π correct to 11 decimal places as 3.141 592 653 59. He also improved the formula based on arctan(1) by including a correction:

  3. Scientific notation - Wikipedia

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    All of the significant digits remain, but the placeholding zeroes are no longer required. Thus 1 230 400 would become 1.2304 × 10 6 if it had five significant digits. If the number were known to six or seven significant figures, it would be shown as 1.230 40 × 10 6 or 1.230 400 × 10 6. Thus, an additional advantage of scientific notation is ...

  4. Order of approximation - Wikipedia

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    Thus quoting an average value containing three significant digits in the output with just one significant digit in the input data could be recognized as an example of false precision. With the implied accuracy of the data points of ±0.5, the zeroth order approximation could at best yield the result for y of ~3.7 ± 2.0 in the interval of x ...

  5. Approximation error - Wikipedia

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    Best rational approximants for π (green circle), e (blue diamond), ϕ (pink oblong), (√3)/2 (grey hexagon), 1/√2 (red octagon) and 1/√3 (orange triangle) calculated from their continued fraction expansions, plotted as slopes y/x with errors from their true values (black dashes)

  6. Statistical significance - Wikipedia

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    Researchers focusing solely on whether their results are statistically significant might report findings that are not substantive [46] and not replicable. [47] [48] There is also a difference between statistical significance and practical significance. A study that is found to be statistically significant may not necessarily be practically ...

  7. Bit numbering - Wikipedia

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    This table illustrates an example of decimal value of 149 and the location of LSb. In this particular example, the position of unit value (decimal 1 or 0) is located in bit position 0 (n = 0). MSb stands for most significant bit, while LSb stands for least significant bit.

  8. List of countries and dependencies by population - Wikipedia

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    Figures used in this chart are based on the most up-to-date estimates or projections by the national census authority, where available, and are usually rounded off.. Where updated national data are not available, figures are based on the estimates or projections for 2024 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

  9. Frequency (statistics) - Wikipedia

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    A frequency distribution shows a summarized grouping of data divided into mutually exclusive classes and the number of occurrences in a class. It is a way of showing unorganized data notably to show results of an election, income of people for a certain region, sales of a product within a certain period, student loan amounts of graduates, etc.