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Categories: Computer arithmetic, Theory of computation, All articles needing additional references, Numerical analysis, Arithmetic

rounding rounding error round-off error ASTM rounding banker's rounding

(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals WordNet 3.0

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(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In computing, a roundoff error, also called rounding error, is the difference between the result produced by a given algorithm using exact arithmetic and the result produced by the same algorithm using finite-precision, rounded arithmetic. Wikipedia

Rounding means replacing a number with an approximate value that has a shorter, simpler, or more explicit representation. Wikipedia

The shortening of a number to reduce the number of significant figures it contains Wikipedia Disambiguation

Replacing (a number) by another value that is approximately equal but has a shorter, simpler, or more explicit representation. OmegaWiki

The error in the calculation was attributable to rounding WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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floor and ceiling functions

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

rounding, rounding error

Wikipedia

round-off error, rounding

Wikidata

round-off error, rounding

OmegaWiki

rounding

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ASTM rounding, banker's rounding, bankers' rounding, Bankers rounding, directed rounding, Double rounding, Dutch rounding, Gaussian rounding, nearest integer, nearest integer function, round-off, round-off errors, Round-to-odd, round half to even, Round off, round to even, Round to odd, Rounded number, Rounding-to-odd, rounding error, rounding errors, rounding function, rounding functions, Rounding numbers, rounding to integer, rounding to odd, roundoff error, statistician's rounding, Sticky-round, Sticky round, sticky rounding, stochastic rounding, Table-maker's dilemma, unbiased rounding

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rounding error, rounding of numbers, roundoff error