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approximation (noun)

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  • approximation — approximate ► ADJECTIVE ▪ fairly accurate but not totally precise. ► VERB 1) come close in quality or quantity. 2) estimate fairly accurately. DERIVATIVES approximately adverb approximation noun approximative adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • approximation — ap‧prox‧i‧ma‧tion [əˌprɒksˈmeɪʆn ǁ əˌprɑːk ] noun [countable] 1. a number, amount etc that is not exact, but is intended to give an idea of the real number, amount etc: • The figures are meant to be an approximation of the costs. 2. something… …   Financial and business terms

  • approximation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, close, good, nearest, reasonable ▪ This is the nearest approximation of cost that they can give us. ▪ crude, rough …   Collocations dictionary

  • approximation — noun (C, U) 1 a number, amount etc that is not exact, but is almost correct: rough approximation (=not exact at all): Could you give us a rough approximation of the likely cost? 2 something that is similar to another thing, but not exactly the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • approximation — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act or process of drawing together 2. the quality or state of being close or near < an approximation to the truth > < an approximation of justice > 3. something that is approximate; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • approximation — noun 1) the figure is only an approximation Syn: estimate, estimation, guess, rough calculation; informal guesstimate, ballpark figure 2) an approximation to the truth Syn: semblance, resemblance, likeness, similarity, correspondence …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • approximation — I noun approach, calculation, computation, contiguity, correspondence, estimate, estimation, inexactitude, inexactness, interpolation, likeness, measure, nearness, neighborhood, parity, propinquity, proximity, reckoning, resemblance, rough… …   Law dictionary

  • approximation — (n.) early 15c., act of coming near or close, noun of action from APPROXIMATE (Cf. approximate) (v.). Meaning result of approximating is from 1650s …   Etymology dictionary

  • approximation — noun 1. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth (Freq. 3) an estimate of what it would cost a rough idea how long it would take • Syn: ↑estimate, ↑estimation, ↑idea • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • approximation — noun a) The act, process or result of approximating. b) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose …   Wiktionary

  • approximation algorithm — noun A method of finding a nearly optimal solution to an optimization problem that cannot be solved exactly within a reasonable time …   Wiktionary

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