truncates

Meanings

• Verb

  To cut off the end of something.

  - "He truncated the article to fit within the word limit."
  - "The tree trunk was truncated to make room for the new highway."

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Synonyms

round down

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with truncates
jumps , chumps , crumps

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Variants

List of all variants of truncates that leads to same result
truncate , truncated , truncates , truncating , truncation , truncations

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Etymology

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Derived from the Latin word 'truncus' meaning trunk or stem.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'truncate' was first used in English in the late 15th century.

2. In mathematics, truncation is used to approximate infinite series and improve computational efficiency.

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Related Concepts

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1. Truncation error: The error in approximating a value by truncating its series expansion or infinite decimal expansion.

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How to Memorize "truncates"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the action of cutting off the end of an object, such as an article or a tree trunk.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the action of cutting or shortening.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the Latin root 'truncus' meaning trunk or stem.

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