abbreviated number

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɪd ˈnʌm.bɚ/

Noun[edit]

abbreviated number (plural abbreviated numbers)

A number which has had significant figures omitted beyond a certain point to make calculations easier; rounded number.^[1]

References[edit]

^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2

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