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The
upper
bound is a recurring number for example
16
to the closest 1 has an upper bound of
16.49999…
so we use
16.5
The
lower
bound of a number is simpler. The
lower
bound of
16
to the closest 1 is
15.5
as it will round to
16
when to the closest whole number.
We can say
15.5
<_x<
16.5.
So there could be an error as large as
0.5