truncated

adj. chopped down, cut down, cut off, amputated; concerning a geometric form whose end is cut off by a plane

v. shorten, cut short

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 numbers5.634143254365365432.4381912886.3444444444444
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Adjective
1. cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "a curtailed visit"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"
(synonym) abbreviated, shortened
(similar) short
2. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid"
(synonym) truncate
(similar) short

Verb
1. replace a corner by a plane
(hypernym) substitute, replace
(derivation) truncation
(classification) geometry
2. approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series"
(hypernym) estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
3. make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
(synonym) cut short
(hypernym) shorten
(entail) cut off, chop off, lop off
(derivation) truncation
Adjective
1. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid"
(synonym) truncated
(similar) short

(imp. & p. p.)
of Truncate
  

(a.)
Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated edge.
  

(a.)
Lacking the apex; -- said of certain spiral shells in which the apex naturally drops off.
  

(a.)
Cut off; cut short; maimed.
  

Synonyms and related words:
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