rounding error
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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None of this moves Alphabet’s stock on its own, since Waymo is still a rounding error beside search and cloud.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
The division that was once a rounding error is the reason that BlackBerry is suddenly making money again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
In Pentagon terms, that is a rounding error.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
It’s barely even what you’d call a rounding error.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2026
I told her about Davis calling it a rounding error, but I still worried that it might be dirty money or that I might be exploiting Davis or...but she shushed me.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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