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Noun: rounding error
  1. (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
    "taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small"
    - rounding

Derived forms: rounding errors

Type of: miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning

Encyclopedia: Rounding error

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