rounding (n)
rounding error (n)

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def (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
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
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Hypernym miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation
Domain of synset - TOPIC mathematics, math, maths
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Hyponym miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation
Member of this domain - TOPIC mathematics, math, maths

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