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How many significant digits are in the number 0.00072?

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2 significant digits

A significant digit refers to any digit of a number that starts with a digit that is non-zero and ends with the last digit farthest to the right, (regardless if that digit is a non-zero or a zero).

Here the 2 significant digits are 7 and 2

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