round-off error
difference between the result produced by an algorithm when using exact arithmetic and when using finite-precision, rounded arithmetic
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round-off error
Summary
round-off error ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- round-off error's GND ID is recorded as 4465287-2[2].
- round-off error's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85115540[3].
- round-off error's subclass of is recorded as calculation mistake[4].
- round-off error's subclass of is recorded as quantization error[5].
- round-off error's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027vbg[6].
- round-off error's has cause is recorded as precision[7].
- round-off error's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/rounding-error[8].
- round-off error's MathWorld ID is recorded as RoundoffError[9].
- round-off error's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[10].
- round-off error's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 61005703[11].
- round-off error's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007546257205171[12].
- round-off error's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C61005703[13].
- round-off error's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 50642[14].
- round-off error's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/ec035ead-d901-4598-8f92-df8ea20f1e98[15].
Why It Matters
round-off error ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]