Meaning of approximation | Babel Free

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1. The act, process or result of approximating, as
   countable, uncountable
2. The act, process or result of approximating, as: An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose. The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured
3. The act, process or result of approximating, as:
   countable, uncountable
4. An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
   countable, uncountable
5. An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose
6. A rough or tentative calculation:estimate, estimation.
7. The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
   countable, uncountable
8. The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured
9. very nearly correct or accurate; not intended to be absolutely correct. Give me an approximate answer!; Can you give me an approximate price for the job? benaderd تَقريبي приблизителен aproximado přibližný ungefähr omtrentlig; cirka- κατά προσέγγισηaproximado ligikaudne تقریبی؛ نزدیک likimääräinen approximatifקרוב लगभग približan hozzávetőleges hampir tepat, kira-kira, kurang lebih sem er nærri lagi approssimativo おおよその 근접한 apytikris aptuvens hampir tepat bij benaderingtilnærmet, ca., omtrentl...
10. The act of producing a near-simulation of the pronunciation of a foreign language for a loanword therefrom, or any given pronunciation resulting from that act.
    countable, uncountable
11. The act of producing a near-simulation of the pronunciation of a foreign language for a loanword therefrom, or any given pronunciation resulting from that act
12. nearly; more or less. There will be approximately five hundred people present. ongeveer تَقريبا приблизително aproximadamente přibližně, asi ungefähr, etwa omtrent; cirka περίπουaproximadamente ligikaudu تقریباً likimäärin approximativementבקירוב तकरीबन približno megközelítőleg kurang lebih hérumbil, á að giska approssimativamente ほぼ 대략 apytikriai, maždaug aptuveni lebih kurang ongeveeromtrent, tilnærmet, ca.około, w przybliżeniu په اټکل ډول aproximadamente aproximativ приблизительно približn...
13. The act, process, or result of approximating.
14. Mathematics An inexact result adequate for a given purpose.
    Mathematics
15. the process or result of making a rough calculation, estimate, or guess: he based his conclusion on his own approximation of the fuel consumption.
16. an imprecise or unreliable record or version: an approximation of what really happened.
17. (Mathematics) maths an inexact number, relationship, or theory that is sufficiently accurate for a specific purpose
    maths
18. (Mathematics) maths a. an estimate of the value of some quantity to a desired degree of accuracy
    maths
19. an inexact computation or result that still falls within the required limits of accuracy.

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Examples

“At the back of the cupboard, you find your interview skirt, the one you bought when you had cash to purchase an approximation of the fashion spreads you mulled over in magazines.”

“For some loanwords borrowed from French into English, the standard English pronunciation is an approximation of the French, as with denoument.”

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