[meteorite-list] Significant digits

[GREG LINDH]

Thanks for the explanation, Rob.  That makes it a lot easier for me to accept.  Sometimes claims by scientists mystify me.  This was one of those times, but I understand it now.  Thanks again.


  Greg L.



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> Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 13:54:43 -0700
> From: ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Significant digits
>
> Hi Greg,
>
> Good old empty precision on a number converted from metric units.
> 11,000 metric tons = 24250848.8 lbs. The humorous thing is that
> I seriously doubt the original mass is known to better than a
> factor of 3, so none of the digits are significant. --Rob
>
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