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Round

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Round or rounds may refer to:

Mathematics and science

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  • The contour of a closed curve or surface with no sharp corners, such as an ellipse, circle, rounded rectangle, or sphere
  • Rounding, the shortening of a number to reduce the number of significant figures it contains
  • Round number, a number that ends with one or more zeroes
  • Roundness (geology), the smoothness of clastic particles

Repeated activities

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  • Round (boxing), a time period within a boxing match
  • Grand rounds, a ritual in medical education and inpatient care
  • Round of drinks, a traditional method of paying in a drinking establishment
  • Funding round, a discrete round of investment in a business
  • Doing the rounds or patrol, moving through an area at regular intervals
  • Round (Theosophy), a planetary cycle of reincarnation in Theosophy
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