Truncation (disambiguation)

Truncation is the term used for limiting the number of digits right of the decimal point by discarding the least significant ones.

Truncation may also refer to:

Mathematics

Truncation (statistics) refers to measurements which have been cut off at some value
Truncation (numerical analysis) refers to truncating an infinite sum by a finite one
Truncation (geometry) is the removal of one or more parts, as for example in truncated cube
Propositional truncation, a type former which truncates a type down to a mere proposition

Data truncation, an event that occurs when a file or other data is stored in a location too small to accommodate its entire length
Truncate (SQL), a command in the SQL data manipulation language to quickly remove all data from a table

Truncate, a leaf shape
Truncated protein, a protein shortened by a mutation which specifically induces premature termination of messenger RNA translation

Cheque truncation, the conversion of physical cheques into electronic form for transmission to the paying bank
Clipping (morphology), the word formation process which consists in the reduction of a word to one of its parts
Cut (archaeology), the removal of archaeological deposits from an archaeological record

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