Term: truncation error: (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished
Candidate hypernym: miscalculation: a mistake in calculating → 1
Candidate hypernym: junior class: penultimate class in high school or college → 0
Candidate hypernym: american arborvitae: small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets → 0
Candidate hypernym: loft: (golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air → 0
Candidate hypernym: ease: a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state → 0
Candidate hypernym: delf: an excavation; usually a quarry or mine → 0
Candidate hypernym: randomness: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work → 0
Candidate hypernym: hyperbetalipoproteinemia: a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age → 0
Candidate hypernym: pigeon pea: tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics → 0
Candidate hypernym: eosinophil: a leukocyte readily stained with eosin → 0
Candidate hypernym: quattrocento: the 15th century in Italian art and literature → 0