a number from which significant figures are omitted beyond a certain point determined by the degree of approximation desired or of accuracy attainable (as 5.667 for 5²/₃ or 93,000,000 for the mean distance in miles to the sun)
a number from which significant figures are omitted beyond a certain point determined by the degree of approximation desired or of accuracy attainable (as 5.667 for 5²/₃ or 93,000,000 for the mean distance in miles to the sun)