rounding error

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

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

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

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

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The firm said they were likely to lift inflation by a negligible 0.01 percentage points, while weighing on growth in a similar way, calling the effect a "rounding error".

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