approximation
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One promising solution is to use approximation algorithms, which calculate estimates rather than exact answers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Investigators then generated a forensic approximation of what she might have looked like based on a combination of DNA technology, her remains and Jesperson’s descriptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
A behind-the-scenes teaser trailer boasts of expending 25 tons of propane to create a realistic approximation of dragon fire and setting a new world record for setting stunt performers on fire in a single take.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Warsh called that measure a “rough swag” or inelegant approximation because it leaves in too many other one-off distortions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
We are, as humans, heavily socialized to make a kind of rough approximation between cause and effect.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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