Medical Terminology / Unit 15 MedTerm 0964 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Trailing Zero
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The idea
A trailing zero is a zero written after a decimal point, and it can be misread as a tenfold larger figure.
In practice
The figure is read correctly only if the decimal point is seen.
Where people slip
The recommendation is that a trailing zero is never written after a decimal point.
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