BBC

How do I multiply two-digit numbers more easily?

19 is only 1 away from 20, so you prefer to start by multiplying 20 times 5, which equals 100. Then we need to take away a squadron of 5, because there are actually only 19 squadrons, not 20. 100 take ...
BBC

Decimal places and significant figures

So, the number \(5.743\) is said to have 3 decimal places. The number \(5.1492\) has four decimal places, while \(4.34\) has two decimal places. To round a number to a given number of decimal places, ...
IEEE

Bilateral LSTM: A Two-Dimensional Long Short-Term Memory Model With Multiply Memory Units for Short-Term Cycle Time Forecasting in Re-entrant Manufacturing Systems

Abstract: Forecasting short-term cycle time (CT) of wafer lots is crucial for production planning and control in the wafer manufacturing. A novel recurrent neural network called “bilateral long ...
BMJ

Too many digits: the presentation of numerical data

Correspondence to Professor T J Cole, Population, Policy and Practice Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH, UK; tim.cole{at}ucl.ac.uk Emperor Joseph II: My dear young man, don't ...
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