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rounding errors

rounding errors is the plural of rounding error.

Meaning of rounding error

Noun

rounding error (countable and uncountable, plural rounding errors)

  1. The difference between the result of a calculation using exact arithmetic and finite-precision, rounded arithmetic.
    • The rocket's malfunction was down to a rounding error in the mathematics of its trajectory guidance.
    Synonyms:
    roundoff error
  2. (broadly) A negligible fraction of something.
    • In the budget of the rocket forces, the 200 thousand dollars for the investigation was a mere rounding error.

Questions about rounding errors

What is rounding errors the plural of?
Rounding errors is the plural of rounding error.

Words near rounding errors in the dictionary

  1. roundies
  2. roundin'
  3. rounding
  4. rounding down
  5. rounding error
  6. rounding errors
  7. rounding in
  8. rounding off
  9. rounding on
  10. rounding out
  11. rounding the Horn

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