approximation

Plural: approximations

Noun

• an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
• the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
• an imprecise or incomplete account
  • "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"
• the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
• The act, process or result of approximating, as
• The act, process or result of approximating, as:
• An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
• The act, process or result of approximating, as:
• The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
• 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.

Examples

• For some loanwords borrowed from French into English, the standard English pronunciation is an approximation of the French, as with denoument.

Synonyms

bringing close together, estimate, estimation, idea, coaptation

Related Words

interpolation