Purity is at best an approximation.
Source: tatoeba (2099613)
Approximation
//əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən//
Synonyms for "approximation" (169 found)
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Related words (84)
incorrectnessinexactitudeinexactnessinstrumentationintegrationintercourseinterpolationintimacyinversioninvolutionjunctionlaxityliaisonlikenesslikeninglinklinkagelinkingloosenessmeasure
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14 entriesTranslations
61 translations across 28 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَقْرِيب noun (imprecise solution)
Armenian
2 entries- մոտավորություն noun (imprecise solution)
- մոտարկում noun (act of approximating)
Bulgarian
2 entries- приближение noun (act of approximating)
- приближение noun (imprecise solution)
Czech
1 entries- přiblížení noun (imprecise solution)
Danish
1 entries- tilnærmelse noun (act of approximating)
Dutch
4 entries- benaderen noun (act of approximating)
- benadering noun (imprecise solution)
- schatten noun (act of approximating)
- schatting noun (imprecise solution)
Finnish
4 entries- approksimaatio noun (imprecise solution)
- approksimointi noun (act of approximating)
- arvioiminen noun (act of approximating)
- likiarvo noun (imprecise solution)
French
2 entries- approximation noun (imprecise solution)
- rapprochement noun (act of approximating)
Galician
1 entries- aproximación noun (act of approximating)
German
2 entries- Approximation noun (imprecise solution)
- Approximieren noun (act of approximating)
Greek
2 entries- εκτίμηση noun (imprecise solution)
- προσέγγιση noun (act of approximating)
Hebrew
1 entries- קֵרוּב noun (act of approximating)
Hungarian
4 entries- harmonizáció noun (act of approximating)
- közeledés noun (act of approximating)
- közelítés noun (act of approximating)
- közelítés noun (imprecise solution)
Icelandic
2 entries- nálgun noun (act of approximating)
- nálgun noun (imprecise solution)
Indonesian
3 entries- aproksimasi noun (act of approximating)
- pendekatan noun (act of approximating)
- penghampiran noun (act of approximating)
Italian
2 entries- approssimazione noun (act of approximating)
- approssimazione noun (imprecise solution)
Malay
2 entries- penganggaran noun (act of approximating)
- penghampiran noun (act of approximating)
Malayalam
1 entries- ഏകദേശം noun (act of approximating)
Māori
2 entries- whakaawhiwhitanga noun (imprecise solution)
- whakaāwhiwhiwhitanga noun (act of approximating)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- tilnærmelse noun (act of approximating)
- tilnærming noun (act of approximating)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- tilnærming noun (act of approximating)
Polish
2 entries- aproksymacja noun (act of approximating)
- aproksymacja noun (imprecise solution)
Portuguese
2 entries- aproximação noun (act of approximating)
- aproximação noun (imprecise solution)
Romanian
2 entries- aproximare noun (act of approximating)
- aproximație noun (act of approximating)
Russian
3 entries- аппроксима́ция noun (imprecise solution)
- приближе́ние noun (act of approximating)
- приближе́ние noun (imprecise solution)
Spanish
2 entries- aproximación noun (act of approximating)
- aproximación noun (imprecise solution)
Swedish
3 entries- approximation noun (imprecise solution)
- närmevärde noun (imprecise solution)
- skattning noun (imprecise solution)
Tagalog
2 entries- aproksimasyon noun (act of approximating)
- dapit noun (imprecise solution)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
It's not the exact value, but rather an approximation.
Source: tatoeba (9096806)
In computer science, a method of investigation based on the progressive approximation of a problem is called a heuristic.
Source: tatoeba (10472694)
It's only an approximation.
Source: tatoeba (12903442)
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