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S vs Truncate - What's the difference?

s | truncate |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb truncate is

to shorten something as if by cutting off part of it.

As an adjective truncate is

truncated.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    truncate

    English

    (wikipedia truncate)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To shorten something as if by cutting off part of it.
  • (mathematics) To shorten a decimal number by removing trailing (or leading) digits; to chop.
  • (geometry) To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal).

    • Related terms

    * trunk * truncation

    Synonyms

    * (mathematics) round down

    Adjective

    (-)
  • truncated
  • (botany, anatomy) Having an abrupt termination.

    • External links

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