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  1. approximation:


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Detailed Translations for approximation from English to French

approximation:


Translation Matrix for approximation:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- bringing close together; estimate; estimation; idea
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- estimate

Related Words for "approximation":

  • approximate

Synonyms for "approximation":


Related Definitions for "approximation":

  1. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue1
  2. the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)1
  3. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth1
  4. an imprecise or incomplete account1
    • newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events1

Wiktionary Translations for approximation:

approximation
noun
  1. imprecise solution
  2. act of approximating
approximation
noun
  1. estimation par à peu près, où l’on se contente d’approcher de la vérité sans s’attacher à une exactitude rigoureux.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
approximation approximation benadering — getalswaarde die voor een bepaald praktisch doel voldoende dicht in de buurt ligt van de exacte waarde van die grootheid.
approximation approximation approximatie — (wiskunde, nld) (natuurkunde, nld) benadering

approximate:


Translation Matrix for approximate:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- come close; estimate; gauge; guess; judge
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- approximative; close together; near; rough
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- rough

Related Words for "approximate":


Synonyms for "approximate":


Related Definitions for "approximate":

  1. located close together1
    • approximate leaves grow together but are not united1
  2. very close in resemblance1
    • sketched in an approximate likeness1
  3. not quite exact or correct1
    • the approximate time was 10 o'clock1
  4. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)1
  5. be close or similar1
    • Her results approximate my own1

Wiktionary Translations for approximate:

approximate
verb
  1. to carry or advance near; to cause to approach
  2. to come near to; to approach
adjective
  1. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;
  2. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling
approximate
adjective
  1. Qui est fait par approximation.
verb
  1. Être proche de, être très voisin de.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
approximate approximer approximeren — (wiskunde, nld) (natuurkunde, nld) benaderen
approximate approximatif approximativbildungssprachlich: annäherungsweise, nur in der Annäherung