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miscalculation vs rounding error

rounding error vs miscalculation

miscalculation and rounding error both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
miscalculation Yes No No No
rounding error Yes No No No
As nouns, rounding error is a hyponym of miscalculation; that is, rounding error is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than miscalculation:
  • miscalculation: a mistake in calculating
  • rounding error: (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
Other hyponyms of miscalculation include backfire, boomerang, rounding, truncation error.
miscalculation (noun) rounding error (noun)
a mistake in calculating (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
Difference between miscalculation and rounding error

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