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• Truncation errors
Truncation error
• Error caused by truncating or approximating a
mathematical procedure.
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Example of Truncation Error
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Example of Truncation Error
• While using computer with fixed word
length numbers are usually truncated
that give rise to truncation error.
• Ex: 13.75843 can be truncated to 4
length as
• 13.75
Example of Truncation Error
Calculate T. Error when 4 term are
used in the expansion of
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Solution
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