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Round-Half-to-Even Rule

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When the digit dropped is exactly 5 with nothing after it, round to whichever neighboring digit is even, not up.

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92.85 rounds down to 92.8, since 8 is already even, while 0.90275 rounds up to 0.9028, since 7 is odd and 8 is even.

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The "round 5 up" rule from grade school does not apply here — it introduces bias.