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approximation

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ap⋅prox⋅i⋅ma⋅tion

  [uh-prok-suh-mey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a guess or estimate: Ninety-three million miles is an approximation of the distance of the earth from the sun.
2. nearness in space, position, degree, or relation; proximity; closeness.
3. Mathematics, Physics. a result that is not necessarily exact, but is within the limits of accuracy required for a given purpose.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME approximacioun (< MF) < ML approximātiōn-, s. of approximātiō. See approximate, -ion

Related forms:
ap⋅prox⋅i⋅ma⋅tive, adjective
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ap·prox·i·ma·tion   (ə-prŏk'sə-mā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act, process, or result of approximating.

  2. Mathematics An inexact result adequate for a given purpose.

ap·prox'i·ma'tive (-mā'tĭv) adj., ap·prox'i·ma'tive·ly adv.
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approximation ap·prox·i·ma·tion (ə-prŏk'sə-mā'shən)
n.
Bringing tissue edges into desired apposition for suturing.

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