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approximation error

approximation error noun: the discrepancy between an exact value and some approximation to it.

Noun

approximation error (countable and uncountable, plural approximation errors)

  1. The discrepancy between an exact value and some approximation to it.

Forms of approximation error

pluralapproximation errors

Questions about approximation error

What does approximation error mean?
Approximation error means the discrepancy between an exact value and some approximation to it.
What part of speech is approximation error?
Approximation error is a noun.
What is the plural of approximation error?
The plural of approximation error is approximation errors.

Words near approximation error in the dictionary

  1. approximatibility
  2. approximating
  3. approximation
  4. approximation algorithm
  5. approximation algorithms
  6. approximation error
  7. approximation errors
  8. approximation theory
  9. approximations
  10. approximative
  11. approximatively

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