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zuiver afronden

English translation: true rounding

11:56 May 24, 2007
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance / actuarial calculation
Dutch term or phrase: zuiver afronden
... zuiver afronden op 4 decimale, dus x,xxxx.

It's the 'zuiver' that I am not sure about. These are actuarial formulas. There is a thing called round-to-even that is used by statisticians to avoid bias in rounding figures.
Brian Moses
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:22
English translation:true rounding
Explanation:
I think this is what is meant. The website explains it very nicely. However, mathematics experts may have a better anwer...
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Tina Vonhof (X)
Canada
Local time: 06:22
Grading comment
Many thanks
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3true rounding
Tina Vonhof (X)


  

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true rounding


Explanation:
I think this is what is meant. The website explains it very nicely. However, mathematics experts may have a better anwer...


    Reference: http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/10...
Tina Vonhof (X)
Canada
Local time: 06:22
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14
Grading comment
Many thanks
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Asker:

Asker: There is a thing called "pure rounding". Anyone know what that is ? and how to use it as a verb !

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