The first significant digit in any number must be 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. It was discovered that first digits do not occur
with equal frequency. Probabilities of occurrence to the first
digit in a number are shown in the accompanying table. The
probability distribution is now known as Benford's Law. For
example, the following distribution represents the first digits in
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