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ROUNDING ERROR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Example:

taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small

Synonyms:

rounding; rounding error

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("rounding 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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