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  2. Significant figures - Wikipedia

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    0.00034 has 2 significant figures (3 and 4) if the resolution is 0.00001. Zeros to the right of the last non-zero digit (trailing zeros) in a number with the decimal point are significant if they are within the measurement or reporting resolution. 1.200 has four significant figures (1, 2, 0, and 0) if they are allowed by the measurement resolution.

  3. Significand - Wikipedia

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    The number 123.45 can be represented as a decimal floating-point number with the integer 12345 as the significand and a 10 −2 power term, also called characteristics, [11] [12] [13] where −2 is the exponent (and 10 is the base). Its value is given by the following arithmetic: 123.45 = 12345 × 10 −2.

  4. MLB offseason grades: Grading every team's winter, from ... - AOL

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    Altogether, these five free agents represent a significant financial investment from Baltimore’s ownership group in its first offseason. The $96 million committed is the eighth-highest figure in ...

  5. Speed of light - Wikipedia

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    For example, for visible light, the refractive index of glass is typically around 1.5, meaning that light in glass travels at ⁠ c / 1.5 ⁠ ≈ 200 000 km/s (124 000 mi/s); the refractive index of air for visible light is about 1.0003, so the speed of light in air is about 90 km/s (56 mi/s) slower than c.

  6. List of two-dimensional geometric shapes - Wikipedia

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    2.2 Not composed of circular arcs. 3 See also. 4 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of two-dimensional geometric shapes. 4 languages.

  7. Lichtenberg figure - Wikipedia

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    Modern 3D Lichtenberg figures or "electrical treeing" in a block of clear acrylic, created by irradiating the block with an electron beam. Actual size: 80 mm × 80 mm × 50 mm (3 in × 3 in × 2 in) Lichtenberg figures are generated by a sliding spark discharge on the flask with a mixture of gases. Structural differences between the "positive ...

  8. Marcel Duchamp - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] [4] He is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, as one of the three artists who helped to define the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts in the opening decades of the 20th century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture.

  9. Coco Chanel - Wikipedia

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    At the age of twenty-three, Chanel became Balsan's mistress, supplanting the courtesan Émilienne d'Alençon as his new favourite. [11]: 10 For the next three years, she lived with him in his château Royallieu near Compiègne, an area known for its wooded equestrian paths and the hunting life. [5]: 5–6 It was a lifestyle of self-indulgence ...