NOUN | act | rounding error, rounding | (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers / numbers to a convenient number of decimals |
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Meaning | (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers / numbers to a convenient number of decimals. | |
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Example | "taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small" | |
Synonym | rounding | |
Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
Broader | miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation | A mistake in calculating / calculating |
Spanish | redondeo | |
Catalan | arrodoniment |
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