It’s one of the useful functions of an engineer.
Whether talking weight or bulk a decimal place is approximately the difference between needing a wheelbarrow, a truck, a semi truck, a freight train and a ship.
> difference between needing 26666666.667 and 266666666.667 <units> of <widget> is pretty meaningful
To be fair, that’s why we’d use 2.6666666667e7 and 2.66666666667e8, which makes it easier to think about orders of magnitude. Processes, tools and methods must be adapted to reduce the risk of making a mistake.
Engineers prefer (wait for it) "Engineering Notation": 26.67e6 and 266.7e6.