In a sentence
Six example sentences with approximation, each labelled with its topic.
The dashboard shows an approximation of active users, counted once an hour, so the number lags real traffic slightly.
Technology
Before the survey, the builder gave an approximation of the timber needed, warning that the final count could vary.
Architecture
Newton's laws remain a useful approximation at everyday speeds, breaking down only when objects travel near the speed of light.
Science
The quarterly figure is an approximation, since three of the fund's holdings are valued only twice a year.
Finance
Her grandmother's recipe gives an approximation for the flour, a handful or two, and leaves the rest to feel.
Cooking
Population figures for the medieval city are an approximation built from tax rolls and the number of parishes.
History
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Found in 3 published word listsAuthoritative
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)
- New Academic Word List (Browne/Culligan/Phillips 2013)
- Science Vocabulary List
Each source is a published word list that contains approximation. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.