Rounding
['raʊndɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals; 'the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding'; 'taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small'.
Edited by Enrico--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Round
(a.) Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.
(n.) Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also service.
(n.) Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11.
Inputed by Cherie
Examples
- This model showed itself capable of traveling at high speed on a single rail, rounding sharp curves and even traversing with ease a wire cable hung in the air. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He was taken at his word, and there he still beats, but never succeeds in rounding the point. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Sensitive to the original forces of public opinion, no man has had the same power of rounding up the laggards. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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