The error in the calculation was attributable to rounding. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a rounding error. From Dictionary.com.
But, I realize that a little bit of cultivated boredom can go a long way in rounding out a childhood. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Baker: Parenting Lessons from 'Phineas and Ferb'] Reference
In 18'75 the Force succeeded in rounding up those who committed the Massacre at Cypress Hill, two years previously. From Wordnik.com. [The Royal Canadian Mounted Police] Reference
The implied backstory can go a long way in rounding out a non-character without turning him into a full-fledged character. From Wordnik.com. [Objectification in fantasy «] Reference
As we look at the top 20, Marvel took 10 of those spots, with DC claiming 9, and the lone Dark Horse title rounding out the set. From Wordnik.com. [Top 300 Comics for September 2007 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News] Reference
I'd like to remind them that as a trusted SF writer, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves. From Wordnik.com. [5 (Spoilery) Things About Heroes That Annoy the Begeezus Out Of Me] Reference
He'd given up on the idea of rounding up the wounded men. From Wordnik.com. [For The Roses]
Not sure if this is everywhere in Europe, but in the Netherlands (where I currently live), the rounding is assumed. From Wordnik.com. [A Penny for Your Thoughts? What an Insult! - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
It has been debated who actually evolved the idea of rounding the head of the French line and attacking on both faces. From Wordnik.com. [Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes] Reference
Look at that old gray train rounding the corner. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Earnings Dropping, Energy Prices Rising] Reference
It was just all part of kind of rounding things out. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Joanne Peerman, February 24, 2001. Interview K-0557. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
I'd rather the "rounding" go to charity than in the venders pocket. From Wordnik.com. [Please keep your hands out of my pockets.] Reference
After cutting the book comes "rounding," or giving the back of the book a curved instead of its flat shape. From Wordnik.com. [A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries] Reference
Bach was writing far in advance of his time, while Stradivarius and the Amatis were 'rounding' and 'varnishing' for. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians] Reference
There were no signs of fluvial transport such as rounding or abrasion of the bones, nor was there indication of sorting. From Wordnik.com. [Ardipithecus ramidus: The Geological, Environmental, and Taphonomic Background - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
If sheet metals are bent with a bending radius bigger than the smallest possible one, this process is called "rounding" or "bending round". From Wordnik.com. [5. Bending Techniques] Reference
So it's kind of rounding-error type of stuff, more than anything else?. From Wordnik.com. [Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
She's kind of rounding the corner right now, you know, and the mere fact that she's alive is a modern miracle. ''. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Sure that's a rounding error compared to its revenues, but its the kind of rounding error that would make any company executive smile. From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
"That's a rounding error in units and revenue for us.". From Wordnik.com. [Microsoft's Crapshoot] Reference
Bottleneck: The lead cars decelerate, rounding a curve. From Wordnik.com. [Why Does Traffic Jam?] Reference
That means rounding up allies and taking the issue to Congress and the public. From Wordnik.com. [It's Time To Do As Daddy Did] Reference
That didn't stop folks inside and outside Harvard Yard from rounding up suspects. From Wordnik.com. [Giving Harvard Notice] Reference
Guatemala has been rounding up refugees, too -- in one case, with direct U.S. assistance. From Wordnik.com. [A Hurricane's Orphans] Reference
"For AT&T, the Web budget is a rounding error," says Josh Bernoff, a senior analyst at Forrester. From Wordnik.com. [This Web's For You] Reference
It's easy to show resolve by rounding up foreigners, fingerprinting people and asserting new powers. From Wordnik.com. [Freedom Vs. Security] Reference
In advance of June 4 the police have been rounding up members of the nascent China Democratic Party. From Wordnik.com. [Broken Dreams] Reference
On Tuesday, the state was rounding up buses; no, FEMA was; no, FEMA's buses would take too long to get there ... and so on. From Wordnik.com. [How Bush Blew It] Reference
In Pale, the Bosnian Serb capital, officials were already rounding up buses and fuel for an exodus from the Sarajevo suburbs. From Wordnik.com. [Sarajevo On The Spot] Reference
Even with special operators rounding up some lieutenants, there may be operations already in the works that can't be cut off. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Terrorist] Reference
American special operators staged 17 raids the day Zarqawi died, then 39 more the next day, rounding up at least 25 Qaeda suspects. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Terrorist] Reference
The military strikes, confiscation of arms caches and rounding up of suspects seem to have slowed things down for all of three weeks. From Wordnik.com. [Turn Swords Into Ballots] Reference
His forces had concentrated on rounding up leaders of other opposition parties, judges, lawyers and human rights and civic activists. From Wordnik.com. [House Arrest] Reference
But that doesn't stop her from rounding up 40 or so like-minded friends willing to wear Sondheim T shirts and eat Sondheim-inspired food. From Wordnik.com. [Send In The Fanatics] Reference
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