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truncation (encz) | truncation,zkrácení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Truncation (gcide) | Truncation \Trun*ca"tion\, n. [L. truncatio.]
1. The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off.
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2. The state of being truncated.
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3. (Min.) The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a
plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to
the adjoining faces.
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truncation (wn) | truncation
n 1: the property of being truncated or short [syn: shortness,
truncation]
2: the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a
gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally
inclined to the adjacent faces)
3: the act of cutting short; "it is an obvious truncation of the
verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs" |
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truncation error (encz) | truncation error, n: |
Detruncation (gcide) | Detruncation \De`trun*ca"tion\, n. [L. detruncatio: cf. F.
d['e]troncation.]
The act of lopping or cutting off, as the head from the body.
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Obtruncation (gcide) | Obtruncation \Ob`trun*ca"tion\, n. [L. obtruncatio.]
The act of lopping or cutting off. [R.] --Cockeram.
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Truncation (gcide) | Truncation \Trun*ca"tion\, n. [L. truncatio.]
1. The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off.
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2. The state of being truncated.
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3. (Min.) The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a
plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to
the adjoining faces.
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truncation error (wn) | truncation error
n 1: (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting
off a numerical calculation before it is finished |
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