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.
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