Rounding (Noun)
Meaning
(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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The engineer carefully analyzed the data to account for rounding in her calculations.
- The significant discrepancy in the final tally was later attributed to rounding during the accounting process.
- In many applications, the effects of rounding can be minimized by carrying extra decimal places during intermediate calculations.
- A large rounding error occurred in the final step of the solution due to an unfortunate combination of intermediate values.
- Researchers considered the effects of rounding in their analysis, acknowledging the inherent uncertainty it introduced to the model's predictions.