To a large company like Smith & Co., a few thousand dollars is just a rounding error. It's not a lot at all.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Rounding Error — A mathematical miscalculation caused by altering a number to an integer or one with fewer decimals. The significance of rounding error depends on the circumstances. While it is inconsequential enough to be ignored in most cases, rounding error… … Investment dictionary
rounding error — noun (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… … Useful english dictionary
rounding error — apvalinimo paklaida statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Paklaida, atsirandanti apvalinant skaičiavimų rezultatus. atitikmenys: angl. error of roundness; rounding error; round off error vok. Rundungsfehler, m rus.… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
rounding error — apvalinimo paklaida statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. error of roundness; rounding error; round off error vok. Abrundungsfehler, m; Rundungsabweichung, f; Rundungsfehler, m rus. погрешность округления, f pranc. erreur d’arrondi, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
rounding error — error made in estimating a number … English contemporary dictionary
rounding — noun (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… … Useful english dictionary
error — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ egregious (esp. AmE), fundamental, glaring, grave, great, grievous, major, serious ▪ The report contained some glaring errors … Collocations dictionary
rounding — /rown ding/, adj. 1. round or nearly round. 2. of, pertaining to, or used for making something round. 3. turning, curving, or circling around. 4. pertaining to the mathematical process of rounding: a rounding error. n. 5. the act or process of… … Universalium
error of roundness — apvalinimo paklaida statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Paklaida, atsirandanti apvalinant skaičiavimų rezultatus. atitikmenys: angl. error of roundness; rounding error; round off error vok. Rundungsfehler, m rus.… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
error of roundness — apvalinimo paklaida statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. error of roundness; rounding error; round off error vok. Abrundungsfehler, m; Rundungsabweichung, f; Rundungsfehler, m rus. погрешность округления, f pranc. erreur d’arrondi, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Rounding — This article is about numerical rounding. For lip rounding in phonetics, see Labialisation. For other uses, see Rounding (disambiguation). Rounding a numerical value means replacing it by another value that is approximately equal but has a… … Wikipedia
