truncated

Abruptly cut off

Truncated means cut short or having a part removed.

A truncated cone has its tip sliced off.

A truncated report has been shortened, usually by removing the end.

In computing, data may be truncated when it exceeds storage limits.

The word suggests incompleteness—something that once extended further but has been deliberately or accidentally shortened: The error message was truncated.

shortened

abbreviated

Made shorter, typically words

trimmed · pruned · curtailed · reduced · compressed · abridged · edited · elided · ellipsis · redacted

abrupt

sudden

Occurring without prior notice

jarring · abruptly · discontinued · terminated · ceased · broken · curtailed · stoppage · suspension · cessation

incomplete

unfinished

Not yet complete

undeveloped · inchoate · half-done · lacking · deficient · wanting · missing · imperfect · sketchy · rough

mathematical

decimal

Tenths-based notation

integer · mantissa · floating-point · approximation · remainder · quotient · coefficient · significant · figures · places

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length/extent

truncatedextended

Lengthened in time or space

lengthened · elongated · long · prolonged · stretched

completeness

truncatedcomplete

Lacking nothing, fully done

whole · full · intact · entire · unabridged

expansion/elaboration

truncatedexpanded

Made larger or wider

elaborated · developed · fleshed out · amplified · augmented

Family

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