2. (noun)approximation the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity) Synonyms: estimation, idea, bringingclose together, estimate
4. (noun)approximation, bringing close together the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue Synonyms: approximation, estimation, idea, bringingclose together, estimate
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'approximation'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. approximation In mathematics, approximation is not guesswork, not looseness, and not error. The process of approximation is as exact and correct at every point as that by which an absolute result is secured; t Synonyms: approximation, approach, likeness, neighborhood, resemblance, contiguity, nearness, propinquity, similarity Antonyms: difference, distance, error, remoteness, unlikeness, variation