Question

what is the meaning of 'rounding down'?

Answer 1

it simply means rounding. Just disregard the 'down'

Answer 2

Trunkating, in other words. My favorite way to round.

Answer 3

when you do not have a whole number (such as 1) and you have a number like 1.2 you would simply round to 1

Answer 4

rounding: 4.5--->5, (add 1 to the 1st number if the 2nd number is 5 to 9; changethe 2nd number to 0 and do not do anything to the first number (if the 2nd # is 0-4)

Answer 5

If we round 4.5 down, we'd be rounding to 4.0. Otherwise it's rounding UP. It's not just "rounding". It's specifically applying the operator "round DOWN". You know, when we want to be conservative and use low-bound estimates. Or when we're dealing with a natural quantity.

Semantics. ;D

Answer 6

@badreferences : ur right... but it's just the same thing as rounding... the 'up or down' applies to questions like... Rounding down to the nearest 10 or rounding up to the nearest blah blah blah--- it depends on the situation

Answer 7

Ah, it's all rhetoric anyways. Just use common sense, and you'll get along better than most in this world!