rounding

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

noun

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

Definition categories: act, miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning

verb

1. present participle of round