APPROXIMATION

• (noun) the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue

  synonyms : bringing close together

• (noun) the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)

• (noun) an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

  "an estimate of what it would cost", "a rough idea how long it would take"

  synonyms : estimate , estimation , idea

• (noun) an imprecise or incomplete account

  "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"

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