Definition
The process of cutting off or shortening a number by removing digits, typically from the right end, without rounding. Unlike rounding, truncation simply drops the unwanted digits regardless of their value.
Etymology
From Latin 'truncatus' meaning 'cut off' or 'maimed', from 'truncare' meaning 'to cut short'. The mathematical usage emerged in the 17th century as mathematicians needed precise ways to describe approximation methods.
Kelly Says
Truncation is like using mathematical scissors - it's ruthlessly precise but can be surprisingly unfair! While 3.999 truncated to one decimal becomes 3.9, it's actually much closer to 4.0, showing how truncation can introduce systematic bias in calculations.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ አንድ አንድ
an-di an-di an-di
BNবাংলা
সংক্ষেপ
song-k-shep
CSČeština
zkrácení
zkrat-ce-ni
DADansk
forkortning
for-kort-ning
DEDeutsch
Verkürzung
fer-kuer-zung
ELΕλληνικά
ακρωτήρι
ak-ro-te-ri
ESEspañol
truncamiento
trun-kamien-toh
FAفارسی
کوتاه کردن
ko-tah-keh-daan
FISuomi
lyhennys
ly-hen-nys
FRFrançais
troncation
tron-kas-yon
GUGU
ટ્રાંકેશન
tra-n-ke-shan
HAHA
truncation
truh-n-ka-tion
HIहिन्दी
संक्षेपण
san-k-shep-an
HUMagyar
kivágás
ki-vag-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemotongan
pe-mot-o-ngan
IGIG
truncation
truh-n-ka-tion
ITItaliano
truncatione
truh-n-ka-tion-eh
KMKM
ការបំបាត់
ka-r-bam-bat
MSBahasa Melayu
pendekatan
pen-dek-a-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng-ht
NLNederlands
truncatie
truh-n-ka-tee
NONorsk
forkorting
for-kort-ing
PLPolski
skrócenie
skro-chen-ye
PTPortuguês
truncação
trun-ka-sow
RORomână
trunchiere
truhn-chee-reh
RUРусский
укорачивание
ukora-chi-va-niye
SVSvenska
förkortning
for-kort-ning
SWKiswahili
ukate
u-ka-te
TAதமிழ்
குறுக்கல்
kurukkal
TEతెలుగు
সংక్షেপ
san-k-shep
THไทย
การตัดแต่ง
garan-t-daeng
TLTL
pag-putol
pa-g-pu-tol
TRTürkçe
kesinti
kes-in-ti
UKУкраїнська
скорочення
skoro-chen-ye
VITiếng Việt
bội thu
boi thu
YOYO
truncation
truh-n-ka-tion