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What is the noun for approximation?

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approximation
  1. The act, process or result of approximating.
  2. (mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
  3. (medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “This approximation was justified by the argument that the relative lengths of any two segments are only very weakly correlated.”
      “What he is talking about is not an approximation to the Golden Mean.”
      “As the titles suggest, the two workshops focus on approximation algorithms and randomization.”
approximant
  1. (phonetics) a consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
  2. (mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “When an approximant articulation occurs at the same time as another articulation is being made at a different place in the vocal tract, the approximant is said to form a secondary articulation.”
      “There are six basic manners of articulation that can be used at these places of articulation: stop, fricative, approximant, trill, tap, and lateral.”
      “In clusters, the preaspiration merges with a preceding nasal or apical approximant, rendering them voiceless.”
approximativeness
  1. The state or quality of being approximative.
approximability
  1. The condition of being approximable
approximateness
approximator
  1. Something that approximates
approximabilities
  1. plural of approximability
approximations
  1. plural of approximation
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Since the algebraic expressions for the roots z are rather complicated, we use numerical approximations from here on.”
      “The first book studies generating functions and also approximations to various expressions occurring in probability theory.”
      “Appropriate transformations resulted in reasonable approximations of the data to normality.”
approximators
  1. plural of approximator
approximants
  1. plural of approximant
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Many aboriginal Australian languages have a series of three or four lateral approximants, as do various dialects of Irish.”
      “The consonants in the words we and you are examples of approximants.”
      “Tamil consonants are presented as hard, soft and medial in some grammars which roughly corresponds to plosives, nasals and approximants.”
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