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{{#expr:({{{1}}}) round ({{{2|3}}} - floor (ln (abs ({{{1}}}))/ln (10)) - 1)}}
<includeonly>{{#expr:({{{1}}}) round ({{{2|3}}} - floor (ln (abs ({{{1}}}))/ln (10)) - 1)}}</includeonly><noinclude>
This template rounds a number to a given number of significant figures. The first argument is the number to be rounded. The second argument is the number of significant figures. If not specified the default value is 3.
 
== Usage ==
; You type
: <code><nowiki>{{sigfig|1234.567|5}}</nowiki></code>
 
; You get
: 1234.6
 
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Revision as of 13:44, 24 April 2022

This template rounds a number to a given number of significant figures. The first argument is the number to be rounded. The second argument is the number of significant figures. If not specified the default value is 3.

Usage

You type
{{sigfig|1234.567|5}}
You get
1234.6