truncation
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Synonyms: runcation, obtruncation, truncating, detruncation, tranation, truncations, trination
Antonyms: runcation, obtruncation, truncating, detruncation, tranation, truncations, trination
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Noun
- {{lb|en|linguistics}} The act of [[truncate|truncating]] or [[shortening]] (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or [[portmanteau]]s).
- {{lb|en|mathematics}} The removal of the least [[significant]] [[digit]]s from a [[decimal]] [[number]].
- {{lb|en|geometry}} An [[operation]] in any [[dimension]] that cuts a [[regular]] [[polytope]] at its [[vertex|vertices]], creating a new [[facet]] in place of each vertex.
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