# loss of significance

> undesirable effect in calculations using floating-point arithmetic that occurs when an operation on two numbers increases relative error substantially more than it increases absolute error

**Wikidata**: [Q428919](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q428919)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_of_significance)  
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