Definitions for rounding
round·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. rounding, rounding errornoun

   (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals

   "the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding"; "taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. roundingnoun

   The act of rounding a mathematical value

2. roundingnoun

   The numerical value obtained by this process

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rounding

   Rounding means replacing a number with an approximate value that has a shorter, simpler, or more explicit representation. For example, replacing $23.4476 with $23.45, the fraction 312/937 with 1/3, or the expression √2 with 1.414. Rounding is often done to obtain a value that is easier to report and communicate than the original. Rounding can also be important to avoid misleadingly precise reporting of a computed number, measurement, or estimate; for example, a quantity that was computed as 123,456 but is known to be accurate only to within a few hundred units is usually better stated as "about 123,500". On the other hand, rounding of exact numbers will introduce some round-off error in the reported result. Rounding is almost unavoidable when reporting many computations – especially when dividing two numbers in integer or fixed-point arithmetic; when computing mathematical functions such as square roots, logarithms, and sines; or when using a floating-point representation with a fixed number of significant digits. In a sequence of calculations, these rounding errors generally accumulate, and in certain ill-conditioned cases they may make the result meaningless. Accurate rounding of transcendental mathematical functions is difficult because the number of extra digits that need to be calculated to resolve whether to round up or down cannot be known in advance. This problem is known as "the table-maker's dilemma". Rounding has many similarities to the quantization that occurs when physical quantities must be encoded by numbers or digital signals.

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1. rounding

   Rounding is a mathematical process used to reduce the number of digits or significant figures in a number, while keeping it as close as possible to its original value. This simplified number is easier to work with and understand, while remaining approximately accurate. The process involves replacing a number with an approximate value that has fewer or simpler digits. The most common types of rounding are to the nearest whole number, decimal place, or significant figure.

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1. Rounding

   of Round

2. Roundingadjective

   round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish

3. Roundingnoun

   small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also service

4. Roundingnoun

   modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11

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1. 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. Rounding is often done on purpose to obtain a value that is easier to write and handle than the original. It may be done also to indicate the accuracy of a computed number; for example, a quantity that was computed as 123,456 but is known to be accurate only to within a few hundred units is better stated as "about 123,500." On the other hand, rounding introduces some round-off error in the result. Rounding is almost unavoidable in many computations — especially when dividing two numbers in integer or fixed-point arithmetic; when computing mathematical functions such as square roots, logarithms, and sines; or when using a floating point representation with a fixed number of significant digits. In a sequence of calculations, these rounding errors generally accumulate, and in certain ill-conditioned cases they may make the result meaningless. Accurate rounding of transcendental mathematical functions is difficult because the number of extra digits that need to be calculated to resolve whether to round up or down cannot be known in advance. This problem is known as "the table-maker's dilemma".

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. rounding

   A service wrapped round a spar or hawser. Also, old ropes wound firmly and closely about the layers of that part of a cable which lies in the hawse, or athwart the stem, &c. It is used to prevent the cable from being chafed. (See KECKLING and SERVICE.)

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How to pronounce rounding?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rounding in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rounding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of rounding in a Sentence

1. Leo Durocher:

   If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom, but nobody beats me.'

2. View Trump:

   It will go away, and as I say, we're rounding the turn, we're rounding the corner, it's going away.

3. Diane Hoskins:

   That's a rounding error when you know that operating costs can be about $ 1 million per day, fines need to be higher.

4. President Trump:

   I really do believe we're rounding the corner and the vaccines are right there, but not even discussing vaccines and not discussing therapeutics, we're rounding the corner.

5. Chris Williamson:

   Euro zone manufacturing growth gained further momentum in June, rounding off the best quarter for just over six years.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rounding
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rounding
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounding
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rounding
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rounding
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=rounding