What does truncation mean?
Definitions for truncation
trʌŋˈkeɪ ʃəntrun·ca·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
shortness, truncationnoun
the property of being truncated or short
truncationnoun
the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
truncationnoun
the act of cutting short
"it is an obvious truncation of the verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs"
Wiktionary
truncationnoun
The act of truncating or shortening (in all senses)
truncationnoun
The removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number
truncationnoun
The replacement of a solid angle by a plane (or a similar operation in other dimensions)
Etymology: From truncatio, from truncare, past participle truncatus; see truncate.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Truncationnoun
The act of lopping or maiming.
Etymology: from truncate.
Wikipedia
Truncation
In mathematics and computer science, truncation is limiting the number of digits right of the decimal point.
ChatGPT
truncation
Truncation is the process of limiting or shortening something by removing or reducing parts of it. In computing and mathematics, it often refers to cutting off the decimals of a number. In linguistics, it could refer to reducing a word or name. It generally involves omitting the end or beginning of something, or otherwise reducing its length or size.
Webster Dictionary
Truncationnoun
the act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off
Truncationnoun
the state of being truncated
Truncationnoun
the replacement of an edge or solid angle by a plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to the adjoining faces
Wikidata
Truncation
In mathematics and computer science, truncation is the term for limiting the number of digits right of the decimal point, by discarding the least significant ones. For example, consider the real numbers To truncate these numbers to 4 decimal digits, we only consider the 4 digits to the right of the decimal point. The result would be: Note that in some cases, truncating would yield the same result as rounding, but truncation does not round up or round down the digits; it merely cuts off at the specified digit. The truncation error can be twice the maximum error in rounding.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of truncation in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of truncation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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