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Meanings of approximation in English
Spanish
estimación Anything that is similar but not exactly equal to something else; approached, inaccurate expression of any data.
Related terms
The act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue.
Usage of approximation in English
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Recent years have witnessed intense development of randomized methods for low-rank approximation.
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We propose an alternating projected gradient method to solve the approximation problem.
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In some contexts, approximation brings clarity; in others it leads to oversimplification.
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Not war, of course, but too close an approximation to be comfortable.
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However, this is an approximation which will serve to demonstrate the proposition.
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Triangular approximation is a concept used in computer graphics for polygon processing.
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The more perfect the approximation to truth, the more perfect is art.
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Real approximation, real union must ever be in proportion to mutual truthfulness.
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But success in solving this problem is eminently a matter of approximation.
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However, circumstances drew to an approximation between the Romanoffs and the Sidonias.
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You are going to have to an educated approximation for the mass.
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The clock pointed to ten o'clock, although that was only an approximation.
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We applied a triangular approximation method to the processing of bone grafts.
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It wasn't his story exactly, but it felt like a close approximation.
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I'd say, at a guess, this is only an approximation mind .
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Ours, as it is, is a great approximation to the right principle.
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Translations for approximation
Portuguese
Catalan
Approximation through the time
Approximation across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common