Rewrite so that it contains exactly three significant figures

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Measurements and their errors · Measurements and their errors

Problem

Rewrite

8.376\times10^{3}

so that it contains exactly three significant figures, expressing your answer in scientific notation. How many significant figures does your rewritten value have?

Related theory

Precision & Reporting
Significant figures and magnitude
SI units
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