Truncation Error (Noun)
Meaning
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The computer program was unable to account for the truncation error in its calculations, resulting in a significant discrepancy in the final answer.
- The researcher's failure to consider truncation error led to a flawed conclusion in her mathematical model.
- In order to minimize truncation error, the engineer increased the number of decimal places used in the calculation.
- The student's mistake was due to a truncation error, which occurred when he rounded off the intermediate result too early.
- The algorithm's accuracy was compromised by a truncation error that arose from the premature termination of the iterative process.