Rounding to the "Nearer" or "Nearest" Cent? Date: 10/18/2004 at
14:44:26 From: Carol Subject: rounding numbers Would you ever
say "rounded to the nearer cent" instead of "rounded to the
nearest cent"? In a document I'm reading, it says "The result,
rounded to the nearer cent, is the net asset value per share for
that share class." The "result" is a specific number and
therefore there would only be two choices for rounding to the
nearest cent--up or down. So grammatically, you would use the
comparative form "nearer" when there are only two choices.
However, most examples I've found say nearest even when speaking
about a specific number. For example, "Round 817 to the nearest
hundredth." Date: 10/18/2004 at 16:30:02 From: Doctor Peterson
Subject: Re: rounding numbers Hi, Carol. I don't think I've ever
heard "rounded to the nearer" anything. Grammatically, "nearest"
is fine, since there are infinitely many numbers of cents, of
which you are choosing one. True, the choice finally comes down
to two numbers, the ne