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misestimation vs truncation error

truncation error vs misestimation

misestimation and truncation error both are nouns.

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

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