rounding error

British

noun

computing an error introduced into a computation by the need to perform rounding

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Example Sentences

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I guess so, though little more than a rounding error.

From The Wall Street Journal

If bitcoin trades where I think it will 20 years from now, the difference between buying at $20,000 and buying at $85,000 will look like a rounding error.

From MarketWatch

That’s almost a rounding error on a federal government spending spreadsheet.

From Salon

“You might get sued or have to pay a few hundred million dollars in fines, but these are rounding errors on their profits.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The baby itself becomes a rounding error,” Dr. Marshall said.

From New York Times

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