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To: Logain Ablar who wrote (196132)2/11/2023 7:43:09 AM
From: maceng2  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217549
 
Well, I think three significant figures is good enough for 99.9% of Chemistry -g-

Slide rules are just a measurement system using a logarithmic representation using length.

When it comes to multiply or divide, the numbers are simply added or subtracted as Logarithms.

The use of "logs" was regarded almost as cheating... worse then calculators in the good old days.

John Napier has much to answer for seemingly :-)

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