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1.1     ! bowersj2    1: A \textbf{significant figures} specification tells the system how many significant
        !             2: figures there are in the problem, as either a single number or a range of
        !             3: acceptable values, expressed as \textbf{min,max}. The system will check to
        !             4: make sure that the student's answer contains this many significant digits,
        !             5: useful in many scientific calculations. For example, if the problem has three
        !             6: significant digits, the significant digit specification is {}``3'', and
        !             7: the answer is {}``1.3'', the system will require the students to type {}``1.30'',
        !             8: even though numerically, {}``1.3'' and {}``1.30'' are the same. A significant
        !             9: figure specification of {}``3,4'' means both {}``1.30'' and {}``1.300''
        !            10: are acceptable.