(n) (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals, Syn. rounding error, Example:the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding; taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small
[つみのこし, tsuminokoshi] (n) (1) left-off cargo; passengers left behind; (2) { math } rounding error; truncation error; remainder after truncation to an integer value