approximation
Nouns
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(n) an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- an estimate of what it would cost
- a rough idea how long it would take
- (n) the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
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(n) an imprecise or incomplete account
- newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events
- (n) the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue bringing close together,