sig_digs: Calculate the number of significant figures in a number...
In mjdufort/miscHelpers: Miscellaneous helper functions
sig_digs R Documentation
Calculate the number of significant figures in a number (borrowed from ???)
Description
Calculate the number of significant figures in an integer or floating point number. NOTE: this function IS NOT vectorized. To run on a vector of numbers, use sapply(x, sigDigs). Assumes that consecutive trailing 0s of integers and leading 0s of decimals are not significant. E.g. sigDigs(10) == 1.
Usage
sig_digs(n)
Arguments
n
numeric, the number for which to determine significant figures.
Value
integer, the number of significant figures
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Calculate the number of significant figures in a number (borrowed from ???)
Description
Calculate the number of significant figures in an integer or floating point number. NOTE: this function IS NOT vectorized. To run on a vector of numbers, use sapply(x, sigDigs). Assumes that consecutive trailing 0s of integers and leading 0s of decimals are not significant. E.g. sigDigs(10) == 1.
Usage
sig_digs(n)
Arguments
n |
numeric, the number for which to determine significant figures. |
Value
integer, the number of significant figures
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