ROUNDING

Rounding

Rounding a numerical value means replacing it by another value that is approximately equal but has a shorter, simpler, or more explicit representation; for example, replacing £23.4476 with £23.45, or the fraction 312/937 with 1/3, or the expression √2 with 1.414.

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rounding

Noun

  1. The act of rounding a mathematical value
  2. The numerical value obtained by this process

Verb

Adjective

  1. Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.


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