APPROXIMATION
\ɐpɹˌɒksɪmˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɐpɹˌɒksɪmˈeɪʃən], \ɐ_p_ɹ_ˌɒ_k_s_ɪ_m_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of APPROXIMATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
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the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
By Princeton University
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the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
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the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being near; approach; also, the result of approximating.
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An approach to a correct estimate, calculation, or conception, or to a given quantity, quality, etc.
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A value that is nearly but not exactly correct.
By Oddity Software
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The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being near; approach; also, the result of approximating.
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An approach to a correct estimate, calculation, or conception, or to a given quantity, quality, etc.
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A value that is nearly but not exactly correct.
By Noah Webster.
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A bringing near; approach.
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Approximative.
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Approximatively.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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