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not using enough significant figures

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not using enough significant figures forces the system to round excessively, which can mean that data is stored inaccurately and can also lead to a build-up of errors 2001-08-30 14:56:43.0
has testing strategy perform calculations that involve many significant figures, and large differences in magnitude
is a subtopic of 10.4 - Defects in Numerical Algorithms
is a kind of defect in a numerical algorithm

defect has example the absence of code to handle an exception 2001-08-30 14:55:12.0

problem has solution which will normally entail developing software, although you may decide that it is better to purchase software or to develop a non-software solution 2001-08-30 14:57:03.0
should be written as a simple problem statement in one or two sentences

not using enough significant figures	forces the system to round excessively, which can mean that data is stored inaccurately and can also lead to a build-up of errors
	has testing strategy perform calculations that involve many significant figures, and large differences in magnitude
	is a subtopic of 10.4 - Defects in Numerical Algorithms
	is a kind of defect in a numerical algorithm
defect	has example the absence of code to handle an exception
problem	has solution which will normally entail developing software, although you may decide that it is better to purchase software or to develop a non-software solution
problem	should be written as a simple problem statement in one or two sentences