approximation

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The final result is utterly unique to Blumberg and Fastvold, a period character study by way of trance and an experiential approximation of religious fervor.

From Los Angeles Times

"Previous methods used approximations that treat radiation as a sort of fluid, which does not reflect its actual behavior," Zhang explained.

From Science Daily

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

According to the authors, these approximations leave out important physical effects.

From Science Daily

That is a very crude approximation of the cost of some modern compliance rules.

From Barron's