approximation
Example Sentences
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Or they occasionally ponder their spending and saving, which gives them a rough approximation of their cash flow without helping them determine if they’re on track.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025
Despite this complexity, a close approximation of its motion can be captured with a simple linear equation that uses only the launch speed and angle.
From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025
That is a very crude approximation of the cost of some modern compliance rules.
From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025
A pinched approximation of a muted trumpet suggests some kind of mutant jazz unfolding nearby, while unpredictable pitch changes conjure visions of a tape slipping off a spool.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
I take down my hair and arrange it in an approximation of the rough braid that the girls in Balekin’s house wore.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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