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TRUNCATION
truncation
(noun) the act of cutting short; “it is an obvious truncation of the verse”; “they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs”
truncation
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
shortness, truncation
(noun) the property of being truncated or short
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
truncation (countable and uncountable, plural truncations)
The act of truncating or shortening.
(mathematics) The removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number.
(geometry) The replacement of a solid angle by a plane, or a similar operation in other dimensions.
Source: Wiktionary
Trun*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. truncatio.]
1. The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off.
2. The state of being truncated.
3. (Min.)
Definition: The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to the adjoining faces.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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