adjective / verb
round
Expressed or adjusted to a nearby, less precise number.
She rounds the total to the nearest ten dollars.
Etymology
Round suggests completeness without awkward projections or fractions. A round number is a convenient approximate total with less fine detail.
More examples
- Give me a round number rather than an exact estimate.
- The figure was rounded up for simplicity.
- We are rounding the measurements before graphing them.
Forms
round · rounds · rounded · rounding
Similar words
- approximate
- Emphasizes closeness rather than a conveniently simplified number.
- rough
- Suggests imprecision without identifying a rounding operation.