Dictionary Check: approximation
"approximation" is a valid word!
Scrabble
26
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Words with Friends
30
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Definition
noun
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
Example:
"an estimate of what it would cost"
noun
the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
noun
an imprecise or incomplete account
Example:
"newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"
noun
the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
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