Truncate, to me at least, means to shorten : ie to remove some precision by rounding off lower bits.
I agree that the source of the word 'decimate' is unclear, but I think, within the field of DSP, it has a reasonably precise definition whether or not that corresponds with wider usage or derivation. On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 12:02 PM Peter Vince <[email protected]> wrote: > In his comment below, Mark has used the word "decimate". There is much > debate about what this word means (presently, and/or in the past), but > common explanations refer back to Roman times when they apparently killed > one person in ten as a punishment, and similarly "tithes" - or taxes, where > one in ten was taken. Now OK, you can argue this until the cows come home, > but the result is that the meaning isn't crystal clear, and particularly on > a technical forum where precision is paramount, and the entire reason we > are here, I believe accuracy and clarity of expression is also important. > In this instance, I believe "truncate" would be a better word. > > </rant> :-) > > Regards, > > Peter Vince > > On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 23:56, Mark Sims <[email protected]> wrote: > > ... > > And as far as decimating the TICC output values in firmware... please > don't. Let the user decimate the values if they want to. > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
