rounds down
Chooses lesser integer
Rounds down means to reduce a number to a lower value, typically to the nearest whole number or decimal place below: The calculator rounds down 4.7 to 4.
In everyday contexts, rounding down often favors one party in a transaction—a store might round down to the nearest cent, or a tip calculator might round down to simplify the math.
- approximateNearly accurate but inexact
- truncateCut off abruptly
- lesserLower in degree
- floorIndoor walking surface
- roundoffNumerical simplification technique
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