APPROXIMATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does approximation mean?
• APPROXIMATION (noun)
The noun APPROXIMATION has 4 senses:
1. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
2. the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
3. an imprecise or incomplete account
4. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
Familiarity information: APPROXIMATION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• APPROXIMATION (noun)
Meaning:
An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
approximation; estimate; estimation; idea
Context examples:
an estimate of what it would cost / a rough idea how long it would take
Hypernyms ("approximation" is a kind of...):
calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "approximation"):
scalage (estimation of the amount of lumber in a log)
dead reckoning; guess; guessing; guesswork; shot (an estimate based on little or no information)
guesstimate; guestimate (an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing)
overestimate; overestimation; overrating; overreckoning (a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high)
underestimate; underestimation; underrating; underreckoning (an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value)
Meaning:
The quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("approximation" is a kind of...):
similarity (the quality of being similar)
Meaning:
An imprecise or incomplete account
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events
Hypernyms ("approximation" is a kind of...):
version (an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint)
Meaning:
The act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
bringing close together; approximation
Hypernyms ("approximation" is a kind of...):
connection; connexion; joining (the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication))
"Never, Never... allow anyone to persuade you to suspend your common sense." (English proverb)
"Everyone who is successful must have dreamed of something." (Native American proverb, Maricopa)
"Make your bargain before beginning to plow." (Arabic proverb)
"With your hat in your hand you can travel the entire country." (Dutch proverb)
