So today a physicist professor I work with told his students that 4 decimal places given by Excel is NOT significant. Usually, I hear comments from his office like, "Oh, we don't worry about significant digits like THOSE chemists." Chemists are sticklers about sig figs (significant figures for all you non-scientists), but physicists could usually care less.
Apparently, 4 decimal places is where a physicist draws the line.
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Just in case anyone wants to know Aunt Sissie draws the line at TWO, YES TWO, decimal places! :-)
Can you tell I've been cooped up longer than you?!
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