Figure and Significant figure

Figure noun - A character used to represent a mathematical value.

Significant figure and figure are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Significant figure" with "Figure", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: figured, figuring, figurine, figuration, fig

Significant figure noun - Any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value).

Figure and significant figure are semantically related. You can use "Figure" instead a noun phrase "Significant figure".