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Definitions of approximation
  1. noun
    an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

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  2. noun
    the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
  3. noun
    an imprecise or incomplete account
    "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"
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  4. noun
    the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
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Definition that contains approximation
  • approach a close approximation
  • relaxation a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount
  • relaxation method a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount
  • assembly language a low-level programing language; close approximation to machine language
  • poisson distribution a theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to the binomial distribution when the probability is small and the number of trials is large
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