TRUNCATION ERROR
Dictionary entry overview: What does truncation error mean? • TRUNCATION ERROR (noun)
The noun TRUNCATION ERROR has 1 sense:
1. (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished
Familiarity information: TRUNCATION ERROR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRUNCATION ERROR (noun)
Meaning:
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("truncation error" 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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