rounding
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