English noun: rounding error | |||
1. | rounding error (act) (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals | ||
Samples | 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning | ||
Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||