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GCSE Combined Science · key term
A digit position to the right of the decimal point. Unlike significant figures, decimal places include leading zeros after the decimal point.
Used by OCR
Specification WS1.4f · Biology Paper 1, Biology Paper 2, Chemistry Paper 1, Chemistry Paper 2, Physics Paper 1, Physics Paper 2
Revise: Significant FiguresDecimal places count all digit positions after the decimal point. Significant figures count from the first non-zero digit instead.
Specification M2 · Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Combined Science
The number of digits written after the decimal point.
Use the number of significant figures requested in the question; significant figures and decimal places are not interchangeable.
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Significant figures are not the same as decimal places. Decimal places count every position after the decimal point. For example, 0.0346 has four decimal places but only three significant figures.
