Round-off Round-down Round-up

Dutch translation: afronden/naar beneden afronden/naar boven afronden

08:28 Feb 25, 2004
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Mathematics & Statistics / Decimal
English term or phrase: Round-off Round-down Round-up
In mathematical context. Often seen in engineering calcualtor to deal with number with decimal.
James Chan
Local time: 09:51
Dutch translation:afronden/naar beneden afronden/naar boven afronden
Explanation:
Please check the link below: page 6 for the English version and page 22 for the Dutch version.

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Note added at 2004-02-25 08:58:22 (GMT)
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round off = afronden
round down = naar beneden afronden
round up = naar boven afronden
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vixen
Greece
Local time: 03:51
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8afronden/naar beneden afronden/naar boven afronden
vixen
4 +2afronden, naar beneden toe, naar boven toe
Ballistic
4 +2Afronden, naar onder afronden, naar boven afronden
Tony Vandenborn
4afronden, omhoog afronden, omlaag afronden
Klaas Levelt


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
round-off round-down round-up
afronden, naar beneden toe, naar boven toe


Explanation:
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Ballistic
Belgium
Local time: 02:51
Native speaker of: Dutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliveiro: jij was eerst
42 mins
  -> jij bent eerlijk

agree  Mirjam Bonne-Nollen
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Afronden, naar onder afronden, naar boven afronden


Explanation:
Hello James - rounding for instance 5.57 to the nearest decimal leads us to 6; rounding down leads to 5, while rounding up results in 6.

Tony Vandenborn
Local time: 02:51
Native speaker of: Native in FlemishFlemish, Native in DutchDutch

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agree  Jan Willem van Dormolen (X)
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agree  Benny Raemaekers (X)
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
round-off round-down round-up
afronden, omhoog afronden, omlaag afronden


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Klaas Levelt
Local time: 11:51
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
afronden/naar beneden afronden/naar boven afronden


Explanation:
Please check the link below: page 6 for the English version and page 22 for the Dutch version.

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Note added at 2004-02-25 08:58:22 (GMT)
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round off = afronden
round down = naar beneden afronden
round up = naar boven afronden


    Reference: http://www.gbcde.com/europe/pdf/instructions/1231x%201232x%2...
vixen
Greece
Local time: 03:51
Native speaker of: Dutch
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