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(mathematics) The difference between the result of a calculation using exact arithmetic and finite-precision, rounded arithmetic. / (by extension) A negligible fraction of something.

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rounding error

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rounding error

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Japanese Meaning

計算において、正確な算術計算の結果と有限精度の丸め演算による結果との差。 / 拡張的な意味では、非常に小さな割合や微々たる少量を指す。

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The final discrepancy in the simulation was traced back to a tiny rounding error in the floating-point calculations.

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シミュレーションの最終的な差異は、浮動小数点計算における小さな丸め誤差に起因することが判明した。

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(mathematics) The difference between the result of a calculation using exact arithmetic and finite-precision, rounded arithmetic.

In an email, a computer program named Statcheck informed him that a 2013 paper he had published on multiculturalism and prejudice appeared to contain a number of incorrect calculations – which the program had catalogued and then posted on the internet for anyone to see. The problems turned out to be minor – just a few rounding errors – but the experience left Kauff feeling rattled.

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