truncation
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English
Etymology
From Late Latin truncātiō, from Latin truncāre, past participle truncātus (“to cut off”). See truncate.
Noun
truncation (countable and uncountable, plural truncations)
- (linguistics) The act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).
- (mathematics) The removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number.
- (geometry) The replacement of a solid angle by a plane, or a similar operation in other dimensions.
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Translations
act of truncating
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removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number
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replacement of a solid angle by a plane
Further reading
- “truncation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “truncation”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.