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Rounding error
Noun
Word Frequency:
0.1
Definitions
1.
Noun
The difference between the result of a calculation using exact arithmetic and finite-precision, rounded arithmetic.
"The rocket's malfunction was down to a rounding error in the mathematics of its trajectory guidance."
2.
Noun
A negligible fraction of something.
"In the budget of the rocket forces, the 200 thousand dollars for the investigation was a mere rounding error."
Synonyms
round-off error
roundoff
error
rounding
absolute error
relative error
margin of error
pseudoapproximation
round number
machine epsilon
round number bias
approximation
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