Truncation Definition

noun

The act of truncating or shortening (in all senses)

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(mathematics) The removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number.

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(geometry) The replacement of a solid angle by a plane (a similar operation in other dimensions)

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Other Word Forms of Truncation

Noun

Singular:
truncation
Plural:
truncations

Origin of Truncation

  • From Late Latin truncatio, from Latin truncare, past participle truncatus (“to cut off”); see truncate.

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