Definition of Rounding

Noun: rounding rawn-ding

(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
"the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding"; "taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small";
- rounding error

Verb: round rawnd

Wind around; move along a circular course
"round the bend"
Make round
"round the edges";
- round out, round off
Pronounce with rounded lips
- labialize, labialise [Brit]
Aggressively challenge in speech or writing
"The editors of the left-leaning paper rounded the new House Speaker";
- attack, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
"round your social manners";
- polish, round off, polish up, brush up
Express as a round number
"round off the amount"; "round down the amount";
- round off, round down, round out
Become round, plump, or shapely
"The young woman is rounding";
- flesh out, fill out