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approximation

app·ro·xi·mation

UK/əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ US/əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃn̩/ rare

noun

1.

an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

  • “an estimate of what it would cost”
  • “a rough idea how long it would take”
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2.
3.

an imprecise or incomplete account

  • “newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events”
4.

the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue

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Origin

From approximate + -ion.

Phrases

  • approximation algorithm
  • approximation error
  • approximation problem
  • approximation property
  • approximation theory
  • to a first approximation

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