TRUNCATION ERROR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does truncation error mean? 

• TRUNCATION ERROR (noun)
  The noun TRUNCATION ERROR has 1 sense:

1. (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished

  Familiarity information: TRUNCATION ERROR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRUNCATION ERROR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("truncation error" is a kind of...):

miscalculation; misestimation; misreckoning (a mistake in calculating)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)