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truncating

The correct spelling is truncating.

How to pronounce truncating

verb

Say it like: Tru-nca-tin-g

The correct spelling is truncating. To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.

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Definition

verb

  1. 1.To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.
  2. 2.To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits.
  3. 3.To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal).

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