truncation

in mathematics, limiting the number of digits right of the decimal point
Thing scalar_function_of_scalar_variable Q1080547
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truncation

Summary

truncation is a scalar function of scalar variable[1]. truncation draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (scalar_function_of_scalar_variable category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • truncation's instance of is recorded as scalar function of scalar variable[3].
  • truncation's subclass of is recorded as scalar function of scalar variable[4].
  • truncation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01hbfk[5].
  • truncation's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0215945[6].
  • truncation's different from is recorded as rounding[7].
  • truncation's defining formula is recorded as \operatorname{trunc}(x,n) = \frac{\lfloor 10^n \cdot x \rfloor}{10^n}[8].
  • truncation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[9].
  • truncation's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 37814816[10].
  • truncation's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as truncar[11].
  • truncation's Vikidia article ID is recorded as fr:Troncature[12].

Why It Matters

truncation draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (scalar_function_of_scalar_variable category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] truncation has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] truncation is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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