OCR GCSE Physics B · J259
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Units, Prefixes and Significant FiguresReporting many extra digits does not make a result more precise, so processed data should use an appropriate number of significant figures.
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GCSE Physics · key term
The digits in a measured or calculated value that communicate its precision, beginning with the first non-zero digit.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Units, Prefixes and Significant FiguresReporting many extra digits does not make a result more precise, so processed data should use an appropriate number of significant figures.
Do not round intermediate calculator values unnecessarily. Keep extra digits during the calculation and round the final answer to an appropriate number of significant figures.
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