According to research by the record labels Deutsche Grammaphon and Decca, classical music is being played faster and faster. Performances of Bach’s Double Violin Concerto, for example, are a third ...

You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. Have a wonderful Fourth of July. House Democrats are suing the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service ...

The digits in a number that have actual value. For example, in the number 00005208, the 5-2-0-8 are the significant digits. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires ...

Test & Measurement Europe. Download the pdf. Instruments such as this DMM display as many as 5½ digits of resolution. (Courtesy of Keithley Instruments.) When you count apples, oranges, or transistors ...

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