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Re: Motor Quiz


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Originally Posted by MooreteP View Post
Come on engineers, significant figures.
2 digits of data yielding 8 digits of precision?
Use 10.5 or 11 volts and call it a day.
The whole concept using "significant figures" this way, although still taught in high schools, is deeply flawed.