You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. We Americans aren’t making babies fast enough to replace ourselves, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey yesterday unveiled plans for a “Green New Deal,” a goal of which is to “achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in 10 years,” and to modernize ...

The digits in a number that have actual value. For example, in the number 00005208, the 5-2-0-8 are the significant digits. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires ...

You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 13 to 21 years longer Large life insurance company John Hancock will begin underwriting only “interactive ...

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