[计] 舍入

[化] 倒圆

[ noun ]
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
<noun.act>
the error in the calculation was attributable to roundingtaxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small

Round \Round\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Rounding}.]
1. To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a
round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to
round the edges of anything.

Worms with many feet, which round themselves into
balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber.
--Bacon.

The figures on our modern medals are raised and
rounded to a very great perfection. --Addison.

2. To surround; to encircle; to encompass.

The inclusive verge
Of golden metal that must round my brow. --Shak.

3. To bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence,
to bring to a fit conclusion.

We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep. --Shak.

4. To go round wholly or in part; to go about (a corner or
point); as, to round a corner; to round Cape Horn.

5. To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to round periods in
writing. --Swift.

{To round in} (Naut.) To haul up; usually, to haul the slack
of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a
tackle which hangs loose) by its fall. --Totten.
(b) To collect together (cattle) by riding around them, as
on cattle ranches. [Western U.S.]


Rounding \Round"ing\, a.
Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.


Rounding \Round"ing\, n.
1. (Naut.) Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn,
wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also
{service}.

2. (Phonetics) Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the
lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to
Pronunciation, [sect] 11.