AS 2706-2003
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Numerical values - Rounding and interpretation of limiting values (Reconfirmed 2018)
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31-12-2003
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL 1.1 SCOPE 1.2 FORM OF NOTATION 1.3 TYPES OF NUMERICAL VALUESECTION 2 TERMINOLOGY 2.1 FIGURE 2.2 NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT FIGURES AND DECIMAL PLACES 2.3 ROUNDING INTERVAL 2.4 ACCURACY OF AN INSTRUMENT 2.5 UNCERTAINTY OF MEASUREMENTSECTION 3 PROCEDURE FOR ROUNDING OF NUMBERS 3.1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 3.2 ROUNDING TO ONE UNIT IN THE LAST PLACE RETAINED 3.3 ROUNDING TO FIVE UNITS OR TWO UNITS IN THE LAST PLACE RETAINED 3.4 ROUNDING OF NUMBERS IN COMPUTERS AND CALCULATORSSECTION 4 NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT FIGURES TO BE RETAINED 4.1 GUIDANCE FROM TEST METHOD 4.2 GENERAL PRACTICES 4.3 RELATIVE VALUES 4.4 VALUES ENDING IN ZEROSECTION 5 INDICATING WHICH PLACES OF FIGURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT IN SPECIFIED LIMITING VALUES 5.1 GENERAL 5.2 RECOGNIZED METHODS 5.3 ABSOLUTE METHOD 5.4 ROUNDING METHODAPPENDICES A METHOD OF REFERRING TO THIS STANDARD IN ANOTHER STANDARD B EXAMPLES OF INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFIED LIMITING VALUES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ROUNDING METHOD
Sets out rules for the rounding of numbers, the number of significant figures to be retained in presenting any particular value, and conventions concerning the interpretation of specification limits in relation to their mode of expression. General principles and working rules relating to different aspects of this subject are set out and illustrated with examples.
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ME-071
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Standard
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0 7337 5471 6
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| Pages |
15
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| ProductNote |
Reconfirmed 14/09/2018.
This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2018 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 14/09/2018 |
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Standards Australia
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This Standard deals with certain aspects of the rounding and interpretation of numerical values. It includes the following: (a) Rules for the rounding of numbers, assuming a prior decision on the appropriate number of figures to be retained (see Section 3). (b) A discussion of the number of significant figures to be retained in presenting any particular value (see Section 4). (c) Conventions concerning the interpretation of specification limits in relation to their mode of expression (see Section 5).
Originated as AS 2706-1984.
Second edition 2003.
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