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Synonyms
approximation

noun

  1. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth: "an estimate of what it would cost"
  2. the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
  3. an imprecise or incomplete account: "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"
  4. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue