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approximation

[uh-prok-suh-mey-shuhn] / əˌprɒk səˈmeɪ ʃən /




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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 1.23 Approximation of a curve by line segments.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Figure 7.23 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 of the arytenoids is a part of the mechanism of closure of the larynx.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier




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