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