approximation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [əˌpɹɔk.sɪˈmæɪ.ʃn̩] (Australia)
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- [əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃn̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /əˌpɹɑk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- /əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- (Canada) audio
- [əˌpɹɔ̟k.səˈmæɪ.ʃn̩] (New-Zealand)
- /əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [əˌpɹɑk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃn̩] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- [əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃn̩] (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /əˌpɹɔk.sɪˈmæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia)
- /əˌpɹɒk.səˈmæɪ.ʃən/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin proximō Latin approximō Latin approximātusder. Middle English approximat English approximate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English approximation From approximate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act, process or result of approximating, as
At the back of the cupboard, you find your interview skirt, the one you bought when you had cash to purchase an approximation of the fashion spreads you mulled over in magazines.
2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 5:
- (countable, uncountable) The act, process or result of approximating, as: ▸ An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
- (countable, uncountable) The act, process or result of approximating, as: ▸ The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
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(countable, uncountable) The act, process or result of approximating, as: ▸ 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.
For some loanwords borrowed from French into English, the standard English pronunciation is an approximation of the French, as with denoument.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| approximations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
underapproximation · approximation algorithm · to a first approximation · approximation error · pseudoapproximation · approximation problem · reapproximation · misapproximation · overapproximation · approximation property · approximation theory · over-approximation
Hyponyms
stationary phase approximation · Stirling's approximation · Born–Oppenheimer approximation · Wien approximation
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (62)
de Approximation (imprecise solution) · ru приближе́ние (imprecise solution) · id aproksimasi (act of approximating) · hu közelítés (act of approximating) · da tilnærmelse (act of approximating) · gl aproximación (act of approximating) · nb tilnærming (act of approximating) · is nálgun (imprecise solution) · bg приближение (imprecise solution) · nb tilnærmelse (act of approximating) · it approssimazione (act of approximating) · id pendekatan (act of approximating) · ro aproximare (act of approximating) · id penghampiran (act of approximating) · nl benadering (imprecise solution) · mi whakaāwhiwhiwhitanga (act of approximating) · hu közeledés (act of approximating) · is nálgun (act of approximating) · hu közelítő becslés (imprecise solution) · fr approximation (imprecise solution) · sv skattning (imprecise solution) · fi likiarvo (imprecise solution) · el προσέγγιση (act of approximating) · ms penghampiran (act of approximating) · hu közelítés (imprecise solution) · mi whakaawhiwhitanga (imprecise solution) · es aproximación (act of approximating) · kk жуықтау (act of approximating) · hu harmonizáció (act of approximating) · fi approksimaatio (imprecise solution) · hy մոտարկում (act of approximating) · ms penganggaran (act of approximating) · ml ഏകദേശം (act of approximating) · tl dapit (imprecise solution) · nl schatting (imprecise solution) · it approssimazione (imprecise solution) · nn tilnærming (act of approximating) · cs přiblížení (imprecise solution) · fi approksimointi (act of approximating) · pt aproximação (imprecise solution) · pt aproximação (act of approximating) · es aproximación (imprecise solution) · ru приближе́ние (act of approximating) · pl aproksymacja (imprecise solution) · sv närmevärde (imprecise solution) · pl aproksymacja (act of approximating) · hy մոտավորություն (imprecise solution) · ro aproximație (act of approximating) · de Approximieren (act of approximating) · fi lähestyminen (act of approximating) · bg приближение (act of approximating) · ar تَقْرِيب (imprecise solution) · nl schatten (act of approximating) · he קֵרוּב (act of approximating) · tl aproksimasyon (act of approximating) · sv approximation (imprecise solution) · nl benaderen (act of approximating) · hu megközelítés (act of approximating) · fr rapprochement (act of approximating) · el εκτίμηση (imprecise solution) · fi arvioiminen (act of approximating) · ru аппроксима́ция (imprecise solution)