rounding

1. 1.

   (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”

   Synonymsrounding error

   Broadermiscalculation

   mathematics

Other forms of rounding

plural

roundings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rounding

What does rounding mean?

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

How many syllables are in rounding?

rounding has 2 syllables: roun-ding. The stress falls on "roun". In IPA it is /ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/.

What is another word for rounding?

Close synonyms include rounding error. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rounding a common word?

rounding is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.