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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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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Truncation Sentence Examples

  • The truncation symbol $ finds all the words from a single stem.

  • Use of truncation toward zero in implicit conversion has not always been guaranteed in C either, by the way.

  • The -U (uniqueness) option is now misnamed as it actually controls truncation (as of version 0.80 ).

  • The outcrop of beds at the surface is commonly the truncation of these curves.

  • The truncated cube is formed in the same manner as the cuboctahedron, but the truncation is only carried far enough to leave the original faces octagons.

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Words Starting With

TTRTRU

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With T and Ending With N

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