approximation
Example Sentences
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Census Approximation Bureau: The government’s plan to save billions by hiring one guy to browse Google Maps on an iPhone.
From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2016
Figure 7.23 Approximation of a curve by line segments.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
Figure 1.23 Approximation of a curve by line segments.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
Approximation and a sense of small numbers, while critical, are not enough for humans to precisely grasp large numbers, he says.
From Nature • Jan. 9, 2013
Approximation is also one of the stones by whose aid we construct the edifice of common sense.
From Common Sense, How to Exercise It by Yoritomo-Tashi, Mme. Blanchard
Vocabulary lists containing approximation
Pi Day Vocabulary
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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The Number System
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