3 ms·Leading zeros are not extraneous and should not be removed thoughby johngladtj 1y agoLeading zeros are not extraneous and should not be removed thoughziml77 1y agoFor numbers they are extraneous, for strings of digits they are not.wruza 1y agoThey are never extraneous, cause no automatic calculation process produces them. If they are there, it's intentional.otikik 1y agoAren't they exactly the definition of "extraneous"?