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What is the correct definition of front-end rounding?

publish date: 2025/06/03 00:40:37.712296 UTC

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Rounding a number by looking at its leftmost digit and replacing all digits to the right with zeros

Rounding a number to the nearest even value when it's exactly halfway between two numbers

Rounding a number by first removing decimal places, then adjusting the whole number

Rounding a number to the highest place value regardless of its digits

Correct Answer

Rounding a number by looking at its leftmost digit and replacing all digits to the right with zeros

Explanation

Front-end rounding (also called "truncation rounding") focuses only on the leftmost digit of the specified place value (e.g., thousands, hundreds) and replaces all trailing digits with zeros, ignoring traditional rounding rules.

Reference

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