truncating Definition
- 1shorten (something) by cutting off the top or the end
- 2replace a decimal number by a whole number of the nearest value, typically by ignoring all but a specified number of the least significant digits of the original number
Using truncating: Examples
Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "truncating" can be used in various situations through the following examples!
Example
The tree was too tall for the room, so they had to truncate it.
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The program is truncating the decimal places to two digits.
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The professor asked us to truncate our answers to fit within the word limit.
truncating Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms for truncating
- abbreviate
- curtail
- clip
- truncate
- cut short
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Summary: truncating in Brief
The verb 'truncating' [ˈtrʌŋkeɪtɪŋ] means to shorten something by cutting off the top or the end. It can also refer to replacing a decimal number by a whole number of the nearest value, typically by ignoring all but a specified number of the least significant digits of the original number. Examples include truncating a tree that is too tall for a room or truncating decimal places in a program.
