Truncation (disambiguation)
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The word truncation has several meanings in mathematics.
- In numerical analysis, truncation is the term used for reducing the number of digits right of the decimal point, by discarding the least significant ones.
- In geometry, truncation is removal of one or more parts, as for example, in truncated cube.
- In archaeology, a truncation is the removal of part of the archaeological record by a cut.
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