truncation
UK /tɹʌŋˈkeɪʃən/ US /tɹʌŋˈkeɪʃən/
noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
The act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).
2
The removal of the least significant digits from a decimal number.
3
An operation in any dimension that cuts a regular polytope at its vertices, creating a new facet in place of each vertex.
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