Ko te nui o ngā mati e tika ana hei whakaatu i te uara o tētahi tau, o tētahi inenga rānei. Hei tauira, ko te tāroaroa o tētahi tangata, kia toru ngā mati whai tikanga, arā pea ko te 1.76m. Ko te 1.8m tōna tāroaroa kia rua ngā mati whai tikanga.
The number of digits necessary to show the value of a number or measurement when rounding off. For example, giving the height of a person to three significant figures would be 1.76m. Their height would be 1.8m to two significant figures.
mati - digit
whai - possess, follow
tikanga - meaning
Whakaawhiwhia te 37.057 kia toru ngā mati whai tikanga.
E hia ngā mati whai tikanga e tika ana hei whakaatu i te tere o te tangata ki te oma i te 100m?
Kimihia te taupori o Aotearoa, tuhia kia rua noa iho ngā mati whai tikanga.