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title: approximation — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «approximation» in the Judaism dictionary: A value or answer that is close to the exact one but not exactly right. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# approximation

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**Who acts:** answer, that, 3.14, you, drawing, My · **What happens:** be, not be, give, draw · **To what, where:** exact one, approximation, rough approximation

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«approximation» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [approximation in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/approximation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A value or answer that is close to the exact one but not exactly right.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:approximation:m1:1
# text = A value or answer that is close to the exact one but not exactly right.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	exact	exact	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
14	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | answer |  | the exact one |  |  | close *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **be** |  | answer *not said here* |  |  |  |  | exactly *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something that is like something else but not exactly the same.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:approximation:m2:1
# text = Something that is like something else but not exactly the same.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	parataxis	_	_
6	else	else	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
9	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | like something; else *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **be** |  | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  | exactly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
3.14 is an approximation of pi.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:approximation:x1:1
# text = 3.14 is an approximation of pi.
1	3.14	3.14	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Frac	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	approximation	approximation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pi	pi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | 3.14 | a approximation |  |  |  | of pi | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Give an approximation to the nearest ten.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:approximation:x2:1
# text = Give an approximation to the nearest ten.
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	approximation	approximation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	nearest	near	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	1	parataxis	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | a approximation |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent approximation=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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My drawing is an approximation of the castle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:approximation:x3:1
# text = My drawing is an approximation of the castle.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	approximation	approximation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My drawing | a approximation |  |  |  | of the castle | tree rules |
| 2 | **draw** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
1,000 is a rough approximation of 987.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:approximation:x4:1
# text = 1,000 is a rough approximation of 987.
1	1,000	1000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	approximation	approximation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	987	987	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | 1,000 | a rough approximation |  |  |  | of 987 | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The map is only an approximation of the coast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:approximation:x5:1
# text = The map is only an approximation of the coast.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	approximation	approximation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the map | a approximation |  |  |  | of the coast | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Scientists gave an approximation of the dinosaur's weight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:approximation:x6:1
# text = Scientists gave an approximation of the dinosaur's weight.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	approximation	approximation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	weight	weight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Scientists | a approximation of the dinosaur's weight |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent approximation=Theme |

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