What level of precision is implied in a order-of-magnitude calculation

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Jul 24, 2006

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What level of precision is implied in an order-of-magnitude calculation?

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asdf1 said:

What level of precision is implied in an order-of-magnitude calculation?

To the nearest power of 10.

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Jul 26, 2006

asdf1

thank you!

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