truncation error

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T

truncation error is a valid 16-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1R1U1N1C3A1T1I1O1N1E1R1R1O1R1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does truncation error mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished.