approximation

[US]/ə,prɒksɪ'meɪʃn/
[UK]/ə'prɑksə'meʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. close estimate or value that is not exact; rough calculation

Phrases & Collocations

approximation method

linear approximation

successive approximation

first approximation

born approximation

approximation error

adiabatic approximation

least square approximation

approximation theorem

degree of approximation

initial approximation

method of approximation

quadratic approximation

Example Sentences

an approximation of the total cost

to make an approximation

an approximation of the truth

to provide an approximation

to use linear approximation

to calculate an approximation

to give a rough approximation

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