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Definitions for truncation
trʌŋˈkeɪ ʃəntrun·ca·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. shortness, truncationnoun

    the property of being truncated or short

  2. 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)

  3. truncationnoun

    the act of cutting short

    "it is an obvious truncation of the verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs"

Wiktionary

  1. truncationnoun

    The act of truncating or shortening (in all senses)

  2. truncationnoun

    The removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number

  3. truncationnoun

    The replacement of a solid angle by a plane (or a similar operation in other dimensions)

  4. Etymology: From truncatio, from truncare, past participle truncatus; see truncate.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Truncationnoun

    The act of lopping or maiming.

    Etymology: from truncate.

Wikipedia

  1. Truncation

    In mathematics and computer science, truncation is limiting the number of digits right of the decimal point.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Truncationnoun

    the act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off

  2. Truncationnoun

    the state of being truncated

  3. Truncationnoun

    the replacement of an edge or solid angle by a plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to the adjoining faces

Wikidata

  1. 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

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of truncation in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of truncation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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  • اقتطاعArabic
  • αποκοπή, κολόβωση, περικοπήGreek
  • छिन्‍नHindi
  • усече́ние, уреза́ниеRussian
  • avkortningSwedish

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