ROUNDING
Dictionary entry overview: What does rounding mean? • ROUNDING (noun)
The noun ROUNDING has 1 sense:
1. (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
Familiarity information: ROUNDING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ROUNDING (noun)
Meaning:
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
rounding; rounding error
Context examples:
the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding / taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small
Hypernyms ("rounding" is a kind of...):
miscalculation; misestimation; misreckoning (a mistake in calculating)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
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