approximation |
adjacency |
As nouns the difference between approximation and adjacency
is that
approximation is the act, process or result of approximating while
adjacency is (uncountable) the quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch.
approximation |
average |
In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between approximation and average
is that
approximation is (mathematics) an imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose while
average is (mathematics) the arithmetic mean.
As nouns the difference between approximation and average
is that
approximation is the act, process or result of approximating while
average is (legal|marine) financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.
As an adjective average is
(not comparable) constituting or relating to the average.
As a verb average is
(informal) to compute the arithmetic mean of.
approximation |
measure |
In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between approximation and measure
is that
approximation is (mathematics) an imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose while
measure is (mathematics) a function that assigns a non-negative number to a given set following the mathematical nature that is common among length, volume, probability and the like.
As nouns the difference between approximation and measure
is that
approximation is the act, process or result of approximating while
measure is the quantity, size, weight, distance or capacity of a substance compared to a designated standard.
As a verb measure is
to ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
approximation |
undefined |
As a noun approximation
is the act, process or result of approximating.
As an adjective undefined is
lacking a definition or value.
approximation |
notion |
Related terms |
Approximation is a related term of notion.
As nouns the difference between approximation and notion
is that
approximation is the act, process or result of approximating while
notion is mental]] apprehension of whatever may be known, [[think|thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
guesstimate |
approximation |
As nouns the difference between guesstimate and approximation
is that
guesstimate is (informal) an estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data while
approximation is the act, process or result of approximating.
As a verb guesstimate
is to make a guesstimate.
approximation |
assessment |
As nouns the difference between approximation and assessment
is that
approximation is the act, process or result of approximating while
assessment is the act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
approximation |
approaches |
As nouns the difference between approximation and approaches
is that
approximation is the act, process or result of approximating while
approaches is .
As a verb approaches is
(
approach).
generality |
approximation |
As nouns the difference between generality and approximation
is that
generality is the quality of being general while
approximation is the act, process or result of approximating.
proxy |
approximation |
As nouns the difference between proxy and approximation
is that
proxy is an agent or substitute authorized to act for another person while
approximation is the act, process or result of approximating.
As an adjective proxy
is used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
As a verb proxy
is to serve as a proxy for.
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