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Rounding error

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Noun
  1. 1
    The difference between the result of a calculation using exact arithmetic and finite-precision, rounded arithmetic. countable, uncountable

    "The rocket's malfunction was down to a rounding error in the mathematics of its trajectory guidance."

  2. 2
    (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals wordnet
  3. 3
    A negligible fraction of something. broadly, countable, uncountable

    "In the budget of the rocket forces, the 200 thousand dollars for the investigation was a mere rounding error."

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