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approximation

[ uh-prok-suh-mey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a guess or estimate:

    Ninety-three million miles is an approximation of the distance of the earth from the sun.

  2. nearness in space, position, degree, or relation; proximity; closeness.
  3. Mathematics, Physics. a result that is not necessarily exact, but is within the limits of accuracy required for a given purpose.


approximation

/ 蓹藢辫谤蓲办蝉瑟藞尘别瑟蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  1. the process or result of making a rough calculation, estimate, or guess

    he based his conclusion on his own approximation of the fuel consumption

  2. an imprecise or unreliable record or version

    an approximation of what really happened

  3. maths an inexact number, relationship, or theory that is sufficiently accurate for a specific purpose
  4. maths
    1. an estimate of the value of some quantity to a desired degree of accuracy
    2. an expression in simpler terms than a given expression which approximates to it
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补辫路辫谤辞虫顎僫路尘补顎卼颈惫别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of approximation1

1400鈥50; late Middle English approximacioun (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin 补辫辫谤辞虫颈尘腻迟颈艒苍-, stem of 补辫辫谤辞虫颈尘腻迟颈艒. See approximate, -ion
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Example Sentences

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The Dodgers would welcome a return to even an approximation of that effectiveness.

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In 鈥淕atz,鈥 the novel鈥檚 narrative texture was conveyed through zany approximation 鈥 the troupe finding Fitzgerald not by effacing itself but by embracing its eccentric difference.

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Then she pulls out a fancy perfume bottle and wafts it under her nose, inhaling a chemical approximation of the scented flora surrounding them.

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She compared California鈥檚 violent and property crime rates with an approximation of the state鈥檚 rates if the law had not been enacted, and found no significant difference.

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The actress said she was "shocked" to hear an approximation of her voice from the tool, as she had been approached by the company and declined an offer to work with them.

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