What (who) is Truncate - definition
IN MATHEMATICS, LIMITING THE NUMBER OF DIGITS RIGHT OF THE DECIMAL POINT
Truncate; Trunc; Truncating; Trunc (command)
truncate
v. a.
Lop, maim, lop off, cut off.
truncate
¦ verb tr??'ke?t, 'tr??- [often as adjective truncated] shorten by cutting off the top or the end.
¦ adjective 'tr??ke?t Botany & Zoology (of a leaf, feather, etc.) ending abruptly as if truncated.
Derivatives
truncation noun
Origin
C15 (earlier (ME) as truncation): from L. truncat-, truncare 'maim'.
Wikipedia
Truncation
In mathematics and computer science, truncation is limiting the number of digits right of the decimal point.
Pronunciation examples for Truncate
1. Time seems to truncate.
Still Earth _ Mitch Dobrowner _ Talks at Google
2. They also truncate light.
Still Earth _ Mitch Dobrowner _ Talks at Google
3. had to truncate the book a lot.
12 Years A Slave _ Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o + More _ Talks at Google
4. until you truncate continuity, and about 90%
Jeff Schloss _ Talks at Google
5. Edits happen without warning and truncate sentences throughout.
Astral Weeks - A Secret History of 1968 _ Ryan Walsh _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Truncate
1. None of them wants to truncate the talks, in the hope of gaining a position of power.
2. It was a process of deception and cheating and lies which enabled Israel to truncate our homeland with settlements and separation walls and roadblocks and closed military zones.
3. Paul, idled by McCain‘s decision to truncate the Republican convention because of Gustav, suddenly discovered that their plans for the day had been knocked up.
4. It isn‘t as though they were burning tires or even share certificates, and there was no obvious reason for management to truncate the sessions.
5. While he lobbied for more time – "You can‘t do a keynote in 12 minutes," Cauley said –– Obama and his staff worked to truncate sentences and eliminate superfluous words.