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misestimation vs rounding error

rounding error vs misestimation

misestimation and rounding error both are nouns.

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

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