approximation
/əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/US/əˌpɹɑk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/
approximation noun: the act, process or result of approximating, as.
Noun
approximation (countable and uncountable, plural approximations)
- 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
- An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
- The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
- Synonyms:
- coaptation
- 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.
approximation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
approximation in Hindi
- approximation
- सन्निकटन sannikaṭan
approximation in Tamil
- தோராயம், ஏறக்குறைய, பக்கமடை, அண்ணளவாக்கல், ஒத்திருத்தல், அணுகுதல்
approximation in Urdu
- اندازَہ, نزدیک لانے کا عمَل
approximation in Bengali
- আনুমানিক মান
More languagesFewer languages
- approximation in Telugu
- స్థూలమానము sthūlamānamu
- approximation in Malayalam
- ഏകദേശം ēkadēśaṁ
- approximation in Kannada
- ಸುಮಾರು sumāru
- approximation in Tagalog
- aproksimasyon, dapit
- approximation in Arabic
- تَقْرِيب taqrīb
- approximation in Malay
- penganggaran, penghampiran
- approximation in Indonesian
- aproksimasi, penghampiran, pendekatan
Examples of approximation in a sentence
- The Dirichlet kernel convolved with a function yields its Fourier series approximation.
- The zeroth order polynomial approximation is constant.
- The semiconvergents to the continued fraction expansion of a real number include all the rational approximations which are better than any approximation with a smaller denominator.
Synonyms of approximation
Forms of approximation
| plural | approximations |
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Origin of approximation
From approximate + -ion.
Words formed from approximation
- approximation algorithm
- approximation error
- approximation problem
- approximation property
- approximation theory
- misapproximation
- overapproximation
- over-approximation
- pseudoapproximation
- reapproximation
- to a first approximation
- underapproximation
Phrases with approximation
Words that rhyme with approximation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about approximation
- What does approximation mean?
- Approximation means the act, process or result of approximating, as.
- What is approximation in Hindi?
- Approximation in Hindi is सन्निकटन (sannikaṭan). See Approximation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is approximation?
- Approximation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce approximation?
- Approximation is pronounced /əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of approximation?
- The plural of approximation is approximations.
Words near approximation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: approximation (page history and authors); सन्निकटन (Hindi) (page history and authors); approximation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); approximation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); approximation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); స్థూలమానము (Telugu) (page history and authors); ಸುಮಾರು (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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