What is another word for approximations?

Pronunciation: [ɐpɹˌɒksɪmˈe͡ɪʃənz] (IPA)

Approximations is the term used to describe values, figures or measurements that are estimated, rather than being precisely accurate. When looking for synonyms for the term, some options may include approximates, estimates, close guesses, rough calculations, near values, or inexact dimensions. Other options could include ballpark figures, rough estimates, estimations, imprecise figures, or loose measurements. The use of the word "approximations" is common in fields such as science, mathematics, finance, and engineering, and synonyms for the word are important to use to avoid repetition and to make text more engaging and varied.

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Usage examples for Approximations

The fact being that all abstract propositions in politics are at best approximations, and an attempt to reason from them usually magnifies the inaccuracy.
"The Government of England (Vol. I)"
A. Lawrence Lowell
It was so easy to let Bradley with his approximations and grumblings alone.
"The Letters of William James, Vol. II"
William James
Absolutely correct conclusions, if ever attained in practical life, are reached by a series of approximations; and it will not do to postpone action until exhaustive certainty has been gained.
"Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles"
Alfred T. Mahan

Famous quotes with Approximations

  • Working in the digital domain, you're using approximations of things; the actual sound wave never enters the equation. You deal with sections of it, and you're able to do so much more by just reducing the information to a finite amount.
    Sean Booth
  • The result of this union would be, not the fortuitous result of a series of approximations and concessions, but the harmonious synthesis of two aspects of a single thought.
    Jacques Ibert
  • I hope that I am generous and tolerant, but certainly on the intellectual side I think that there are discoverable truths, and some things that are closer approximations to the truth than others.
    Edward Tufte
  • While the new physics was developing in the 20th century, the mechanistic Cartesian world view and the principles of Newtonian physics maintained their strong influence on Western scientific thinking, and even today many scientists still hold to the mechanistic paradigm, although physicists themselves have gone beyond it. However, the new conception of the universe that has emerged from modern physics does not mean that Newtonian physics is wrong, or that quantum theory, or relativity theory, is right. Modern science has come to realize that all scientific theories are approximations to the true nature of reality; and that each theory is valid for a certain range of phenomena.
    Fritjof Capra
  • Free men are aware of the imperfection inherent in human affairs, and they are willing to fight and die for that which is not perfect.The rejection of approximations and the insistence on absolutes are the manifestation of a nihilism that loathes freedom, tolerance, and equity.
    Eric Hoffer

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