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Truncating a Number

A method of approximating a decimal number by dropping all decimal places past a certain point without rounding.

 

Example:

 

3.14159265... can be truncated to 3.1415.

Note: If 3.14159265...were rounded to the same decimal place,

the approximation would be 3.1416.


 
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