rounding

American  

[roun-ding] / ˈraʊn dɪŋ /

adjective

1. round or nearly round.

2. of, relating to, or used for making something round.

3. turning, curving, or circling around.

4. pertaining to the mathematical process of rounding.

   a rounding error.

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noun

1. the act or process of making something round.

2. Mathematics.

   1. the process of replacing a number by another number of approximately the same value but having fewer digits.

      To the nearest dollar, the rounding of $27.68 yields $28.

   2. a similar process that specifies one of various rules. Generally, the number is first truncated to one or two digits more than is desired; then the last one or two digits are adjusted in a specified way in order to reflect the magnitude of the original number. In rounding the final digits, 0–4 are simply dropped, 6–9 are dropped after the preceding digit is increased by 1, and 5 is handled in various ways depending on the surrounding digits and the particular convention being followed.

rounding British  

/ ˈraʊndɪŋ /

noun

1. computing a process in which a number is approximated as the closest number that can be expressed using the number of bits or digits available

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Etymology

Origin of rounding

First recorded in 1545–55; round ¹ + -ing ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing recorded higher net profit and revenue in the fourth quarter, rounding out another record year for the city’s financial markets amid a surge in listings and trading activity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Note: Difference between the two projections does not equal the components of change due to rounding.

From The Wall Street Journal

Roxbury residents are worried not just about having a jail in their neighborhood but immigration agents rounding up people there.

From Barron's

Jack Hughes showed the Americans' class when he scored off the pad of Denmark backup goalie Frederik Dickow after rounding a Danish defender and skating behind the net before firing his shot.

From Barron's

For big public companies, the cost of reporting is a rounding error compared to their costs of operations.

From Barron's

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