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