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miscalculation vs truncation error

truncation error vs miscalculation

miscalculation and truncation error both are nouns.

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

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