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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ [UK], [əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃn̩] [UK], /əˌpɹɑk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ [Canada, US], [əˌpɹɑk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃn̩] [Canada, US], /əˌpɹɔk.sɪˈmæɪ.ʃən/ [General-Australian], [əˌpɹɔk.sɪˈmæɪ.ʃn̩] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-approximation.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Ajshul-approximation.wav Forms: approximations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From approximate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|approximate|ion}} approximate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} approximation (countable and uncountable, plural approximations)
  1. (uncountable, countable) The act, process or result of approximating, as:
    (mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (imprecise solution): تَقْرِيب (taqrīb) [masculine] (Arabic), մոտավորություն (motavorutʻyun) (Armenian), приближение (približenie) (Bulgarian), přiblížení [neuter] (Czech), benadering (Dutch), schatting (Dutch), approksimaatio (Finnish), likiarvo (Finnish), approximation [feminine] (French), Approximation [feminine] (German), εκτίμηση (ektímisi) [feminine] (Greek), közelítés (Hungarian), közelítő becslés (Hungarian), nálgun [feminine] (Icelandic), approssimazione [feminine] (Italian), aproksymacja [feminine] (Polish), aproximação [feminine] (Portuguese), приближе́ние (približénije) [neuter] (Russian), аппроксима́ция (approksimácija) [feminine] (Russian), aproximación [feminine] (Spanish), närmevärde [neuter] (Swedish), approximation [common-gender] (Swedish), skattning [common-gender] (Swedish), dapit (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-approximation-en-noun-en:mathematical_ballpark Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 33 37 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 18 31 33 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 28 29 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 34 28 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 21 28 34 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 27 32 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 29 32 18 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'imprecise solution': 68 13 14 5
  2. (uncountable, countable) The act, process or result of approximating, as:
    (medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: coaptation
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  3. (uncountable, countable) The act, process or result of approximating, as:
    (linguistics) 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.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics, Numerical analysis
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  4. (uncountable, countable) The act, process or result of approximating, as: Tags: countable, uncountable
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Born–Oppenheimer approximation, stationary phase approximation, Stirling's approximation, Wien approximation Related terms: interpolation Translations (act of approximating): մոտարկում (motarkum) (Armenian), приближение (približenie) (Bulgarian), tilnærmelse [common-gender] (Danish), benaderen (Dutch), schatten (Dutch), lähestyminen (Finnish), arvioiminen (Finnish), approksimointi (Finnish), rapprochement [masculine] (French), aproximación [feminine] (Galician), Approximieren [neuter] (German), προσέγγιση (proséngisi) [feminine] (Greek), קֵרוּב (qerúv) [masculine] (Hebrew), közeledés (Hungarian), közelítés (Hungarian), megközelítés (Hungarian), harmonizáció (Hungarian), nálgun [feminine] (Icelandic), aproksimasi (Indonesian), penghampiran (Indonesian), pendekatan (Indonesian), approssimazione [feminine] (Italian), penganggaran (Malay), penghampiran (Malay), ഏകദേശം (ēkadēśaṁ) (Malayalam), whakaāwhiwhiwhitanga (Maori), tilnærmelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), tilnærming [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), tilnærming [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), aproksymacja [feminine] (Polish), aproximação [feminine] (Portuguese), aproximare (Romanian), aproximație [feminine] (Romanian), приближе́ние (približénije) [neuter] (Russian), aproximación [feminine] (Spanish), aproksimasyon (Tagalog)
Derived forms: approximation algorithm, approximation problem, approximation property, approximation theory, misapproximation, over-approximation, overapproximation, pseudoapproximation, reapproximation, to a first approximation, underapproximation Disambiguation of 'act of approximating': 25 26 25 24

Noun [French]

IPA: /a.pʁɔk.si.ma.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-approximation.wav Forms: approximations [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin approximātiōnem. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|approximatio|approximātiōnem}} Borrowed from Latin approximātiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} approximation f (plural approximations)
  1. approximation; an imprecise solution Tags: feminine
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