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Meaning of 'truncate'
Meaning of 'truncate' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Truncate 
[ a.]
- Appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a truncate leaf
or feather. [ a.]2. Truncate [ v. t.]
- To cut off; to lop; to maim. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'truncate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. truncate [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
- approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
Example in sentence:
- truncate a series
Meaning (2):
- make shorter as if by cutting off
- make shorter as if by cutting off
Example in sentence:
- Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains;
- truncate a word
2. truncate [ s]
[ s]Meaning (3):
- terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
- terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
Example in sentence:
- a truncate leaf;
- a truncated pyramid;
- truncated volcanic mountains
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