rounding error

noun

1. computing an error introduced into a computation by the need to perform rounding

Example Sentences

“You might get sued or have to pay a few hundred million dollars in fines, but these are rounding errors on their profits.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The baby itself becomes a rounding error,” Dr. Marshall said.

From New York Times

The firm said they were likely to lift inflation by a negligible 0.01 percentage points, while weighing on growth in a similar way, calling the effect a "rounding error".

From BBC

Cyrus describes his mother’s death as a “rounding error” — if the number of dead had been 289 instead of 290, the larger significance of the event would not have changed.

From New York Times

Although it would be a large boost to state wildlife budgets, the funding would be a rounding error in federal spending.

From Scientific American