- an estimate of a number or an amount that is almost correct, but not exact
- That's just an approximation, you understand.
- An approximation of the numbers expected to attend would be 350.
- This is the nearest approximation of cost that they can give us.
- We do not have the true figures so we will have to make some approximations.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- close
- good
- …
- make
- give (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- approximation (of/to something) a thing that is similar to something else, but is not exactly the same
- Our results should be a good approximation of the true state of affairs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- close
- good
- …
- make
- give (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
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