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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 Middle English approximacioun (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin approximātiōn-, stem of approximātiō. See approximate, -ion
1400–50; late Middle English approximacioun (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin approximātiōn-, stem of approximātiō. See approximate, -ion
Related forms
ap·prox·i·ma·tive, adjective
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Approximation
is always a great word to know.
So is rounding. Does it mean:
| a set of elements capable of being completely counted and not zero |
| the process of replacing a number by another number of approximately the same value but having fewer digits |
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Word Origin & History
approximation
1640s, "action of approximating," from L. approximare (see approximate). Meaning "result of approximating" is from 1650s.
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Medical Dictionary
approximation ap·prox·i·ma·tion (ə-prŏk'sə-mā'shən)
n.
Bringing tissue edges into desired apposition for suturing.
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