a process in which a number is approximated as the closest number that can be expressed using the number of bits or digits available
Examples of 'rounding' in a sentence
rounding
Often, when rounding a curve he had to lean on Danlo to keep from falling.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD
His heart sank when he spotted Koos van der Meer's Mercedes truck rounding the bend.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
All related terms of 'rounding'
round
To be positioned round a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move round a place means to go along its edge, back to the point where you started.
rounding error
an error introduced into a computation by the need to perform rounding
round on
If someone rounds on you, they criticize you fiercely and attack you with aggressive words.
round up
If the police or army round up a number of people, they arrest or capture them.
round down
to lower (a number) to the nearest whole number or ten , hundred , or thousand below it
round file
a wastepaper basket
round off
If you round off an activity with something, you end the activity by doing something that provides a clear or satisfactory conclusion to it.
round out
to make or become bigger or plumper ; fill out, esp so as to be symmetrical
whip-round
When a group of people have a whip-round , money is collected from each person so that it can be used to buy something for all of them or for someone they all know .