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rounding

DEFINITIONS OF: rounding

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n (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals

“the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding
“taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small”
Synonyms:
rounding error
Type of:
miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning
a mistake in calculating
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