English dictionary

rounding

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

adjective

Source: webster1913

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

noun.act

Examples
The error in the calculation was attributable to rounding.

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

Synonyms rounding error

Source: WordNet 3.0
Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also <i>service</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913