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approximation

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




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When the supply side is stable, that approximation works well enough.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

"They're selecting from pre-recorded material or generating an approximation."

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

"This phenomenon was expected by some but now we have a precise approximation for it which didn't exist previously."

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Choi recognizes this caveat but said he thinks it is valuable to incorporate even a rough approximation of, say, future earnings rather than exclude them from financial planning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

“I believe in oligarchy,” and thirty pencils wrote an approximation of the word “oligarchy,” knowing that it would appear on some test at some future time.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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