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truncation error vs miscalculation

miscalculation vs truncation error

truncation error and miscalculation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
truncation error Yes No No No
miscalculation Yes No No No
As nouns, miscalculation is a hypernym of truncation error; that is, miscalculation is a word with a broader meaning than truncation error:
  • truncation error: (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished
  • miscalculation: a mistake in calculating
Other hypernyms of truncation error include misestimation, misreckoning.
truncation error (noun) miscalculation (noun)
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished a mistake in calculating
Difference between truncation error and miscalculation

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