- truncation
- noun see truncate II
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Truncation — Trun*ca tion, n. [L. truncatio.] 1. The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being truncated. [1913 Webster] 3. (Min.) The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a plane, especially when the plane is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
truncation — 1570s, from L.L. truncationem, noun of action from truncare (see TRUNCATE (Cf. truncate)) … Etymology dictionary
Truncation — In mathematics, truncation is the term for limiting the number of digits right of the decimal point, by discarding the least significant ones.For example, consider the real numbers:5.6341432543653654:32.438191288:6.3444444444444To truncate these… … Wikipedia
truncation — noun 1. the property of being truncated or short • Syn: ↑shortness • Derivationally related forms: ↑short (for: ↑shortness) • Hypernyms: ↑lowness 2 … Useful english dictionary
truncation — /trung kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of truncating. 2. the quality or state of being truncated. 3. Pros. the omission of one or more unaccented syllables at the beginning or the end of a line of verse. 4. Banking. a system of electronic… … Universalium
truncation — atmetimas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Operacija arba funkcija skaičiaus trupmeninei daliai sutrumpinti atmetant tam tikrą jo skilčių skaičių. Pavyzdžiui, skaičiai 3,000001 ir 3,999999 po visų trupmeninių skilčių atmetimo tampa lygūs… … Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas
truncation — truncate ► VERB ▪ shorten by cutting off the top or the end. DERIVATIVES truncation noun. ORIGIN Latin truncare maim … English terms dictionary
Truncation error — or discretization error is error made by numerical algorithms that arises from taking finite number of steps in computation. It is present even with infinite precision arithmetic, because it is caused by truncation of the infinite Taylor series… … Wikipedia
Truncation selection — is a selection method used in genetic algorithms to select potential candidate solutions for recombination. In truncation selection the candidate solutions are ordered by fitness, and some proportion, p, (e.g. p=1/2, 1/3, etc.), of the fittest… … Wikipedia
truncation selection — truncation selection. См. отсекающий отбор. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Truncation (geometry) — In geometry, a truncation is an operation in any dimension that cuts polytope vertices, creating a new facet in place of each vertex. Truncation in regular polyhedra and tilings When the term applies to truncating platonic solids or regular… … Wikipedia
