rounding error

Other forms: rounding errors

Definitions of rounding error
  1. noun
    (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
    synonyms: rounding
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    type of:
    miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning
    a mistake in calculating
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