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Originally Posted by Dan_ref
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So stating 14 is equivalent to stating 14.0. No?
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So you're telling me that $14 is different from $14.00? If the pricetag says "$14" and you give the checkout girl $14.00, you expect to get change?
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Google "significant digits" (you should have learned this in HS science class btw...).
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I did, but I readily admit that I'd forgotten all about significant digits. But from what I read on Google, and what I remember from HS science class, the significant digits to the right of the decimal point -- which are not followed by non-zero digits -- do not change the value of the number.
I understand your point, but I doubt the rulemakers were considering significant digits when they re-wrote the rule this year. I think what they meant was if the shot clock "displays" 14 seconds or less, reset it. But I disagree with you if you want to say that's what the rule actually says now.