Truncation error

For other uses, see Truncation error (numerical integration).

In numerical analysis and scientific computing, truncation error is an error caused by approximating a mathematical process.[1][2]

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  2. ^ Stoer, Josef; Bulirsch, Roland (2002), Introduction to Numerical Analysis (3rd ed.), Princeton, N.J.: Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, OCLC 50556273, retrieved 2022-02-08