noun
- Mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals. (
- usage: "the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding"; "taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small"
- synonyms: rounding error
verb
- Wind around; move along a circular course.
- usage: "round the bend"
- synonyms: round
- Make round.
- usage: "round the edges"
- Pronounce with rounded lips.
- Attack in speech or writing.
- usage: "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
- Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state.
- usage: "polish your social manners"
- Express as a round number.
- usage: "round off the amount"
- synonyms: round off, round down, round out, round
- Become round, plump, or shapely.
- usage: "The young woman is fleshing out"
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