Truncation - Revision history

imported>Doug Williamson: Add example and strengthen health warning.

2018-10-06T20:27:46Z

Add example and strengthen health warning.

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	For example the number 9.876, truncated to one decimal place, would become 9.8.		For example the number 9.876, truncated to one decimal place, would become 9.8.

	It is ~~not good~~ practice to truncate numbers in this way.		It is poor practice to truncate numbers in this way.

	It is ~~generally~~ better to round, if a simpler presentation is appropriate.		It is better to round, if a simpler presentation is appropriate.

	(9.876 would round to 9.88 or 9.9.)		(9.876 would round to 9.88, or 9.9 or 10.)


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	[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]		[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
			[[Category:The_business_context]]
	[[Category:Technology]]		[[Category:Technology]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Categorise.

2018-02-21T10:54:19Z

Categorise.

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	* [[Rounding]]		* [[Rounding]]
	* [[Substitute check]]		* [[Substitute check]]

			[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
			[[Category:Technology]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Re-order links.

2018-02-04T21:39:11Z

Re-order links.

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Cheque truncation]]		* [[Cheque truncation]]
			* [[Rounding]]
	* [[Substitute check]]		* [[Substitute check]]
	* [[Rounding]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Strengthen recommendation to round where relevant & avoid truncating.

2015-04-05T06:23:47Z

Strengthen recommendation to round where relevant & avoid truncating.

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	It is not good practice to truncate numbers in this way.		It is not good practice to truncate numbers in this way.

	It is ~~normally~~ better to round, if a simpler presentation is appropriate.		It is generally better to round, if a simpler presentation is appropriate.

	(9.876 would round to 9.88 or 9.9.)		(9.876 would round to 9.88 or 9.9.)

imported>Doug Williamson: Link with Substitute check page.

2015-04-04T21:03:38Z

Link with Substitute check page.

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Cheque truncation]]		* [[Cheque truncation]]
			* [[Substitute check]]
	* [[Rounding]]		* [[Rounding]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Expand for data truncation & link with Rounding page.

2015-04-03T17:15:49Z

Expand for data truncation & link with Rounding page.

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 ''Banking''.
 A procedure in which the physical movement of paper payment instruments (for example paid cheques or credit transfers) within a bank, between banks or between a bank and its customer is curtailed or eliminated, being replaced, in whole or in part, by electronic records of their content for further processing and transmission.
 == See also ==
 * [[Cheque truncation]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Spacing 14/8/13

2013-08-14T11:47:49Z

Spacing 14/8/13

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	''Banking''.		''Banking''.

	A procedure in which the physical movement of paper payment instruments (for example paid cheques or credit transfers) within a bank, between banks or between a bank and its customer is curtailed or eliminated, being replaced, in whole or in part, by electronic records of their content for further processing and transmission.		A procedure in which the physical movement of paper payment instruments (for example paid cheques or credit transfers) within a bank, between banks or between a bank and its customer is curtailed or eliminated, being replaced, in whole or in part, by electronic records of their content for further processing and transmission.


	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Cheque truncation]]		* [[Cheque truncation]]

imported>Administrator: CSV import

2012-10-23T14:20:55Z

CSV import

New page

''Banking''.
A procedure in which the physical movement of paper payment instruments (for example paid cheques or credit transfers) within a bank, between banks or between a bank and its customer is curtailed or eliminated, being replaced, in whole or in part, by electronic records of their content for further processing and transmission.

== See also ==
* [[Cheque truncation]]