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# approximation

«approximation» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **close to the exact one but not exactly right** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (approximation, approximations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A value or answer that is close to the exact one but not exactly right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approximation/#m1)

2) Something that is like something else but not exactly the same. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approximation/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, an approximation is a rounded or estimated number: π ≈ 3.14. In science, measurements are approximations. Phrases: «a rough approximation», «a good approximation».

### examples

- 3.14 is an approximation of pi. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approximation/#x1)
- Give an approximation to the nearest ten. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approximation/#x2)
- My drawing is an approximation of the castle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approximation/#x3)
- 1,000 is a rough approximation of 987. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approximation/#x4)
- The map is only an approximation of the coast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approximation/#x5)
- Scientists gave an approximation of the dinosaur's weight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approximation/#x6)

### note

Symbol for «approximately equal to»: ≈. In maths problems, an approximation is good for checking but the exact answer may be wanted.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «approximation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/approximation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.