rounding (Meaning)
rounding (n)
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
rounding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Round
rounding (a.)
Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.
rounding (n.)
Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also service.
Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11.
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rounding Sentence Examples
- The accountant rounded the numbers to the nearest dollar.
- The students rounded off their answers to two significant figures.
- The survey results were rounded to the nearest whole percentage point.
- The population estimate was rounded up to the nearest hundred.
- The distance was rounded down to the nearest mile.
- The time was rounded to the nearest minute.
- The temperature was rounded to the nearest degree Celsius.
- The company rounded its sales figures to the nearest million dollars.
- The charity rounded the donations up to the nearest thousand dollars.
- The measurements were rounded to the nearest centimeter.
FAQs About the word rounding
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimalsof Round, Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundis
rolling, bunching, wadding, lumping,balling, clumping, agglomerating, sphering, pelletizing,beading
spreading, smoothing, flattening, opening, flattening,opening, spreading, smoothing, unrolling, unfolding
The accountant rounded the numbers to the nearest dollar.
The students rounded off their answers to two significant figures.
The survey results were rounded to the nearest whole percentage point.
The population estimate was rounded up to the nearest hundred.
