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approximation [ə¦präk·sə¦mā·shən]

(mathematics)

A result that is not exact but is near enough to the correct result for some specified purpose.

A procedure for obtaining such a result.

Approximation

replacement of certain mathematical objects by others which are in one sense or another close to the initial objects. Approximation makes it possible to study the numerical characteristics and qualitative properties of the object, reducing the problem to a study of simpler or more convenient objects—for example, objects whose characteristics are easily computed or whose properties are already known. The theory of numbers studies Diophantine approximations—in particular, approximations of irrational numbers by rational numbers. Approximations of curves, surfaces, spaces, and mappings are investigated in geometry and topology. Some branches of mathematics are wholly devoted to approximations, as, for example, the approximation and interpolation of functions and numerical methods of analysis. The role of approximation in mathematics is continually growing. Presently, approximation can be viewed as one of the basic concepts of mathematics.

S. B. STECHKIN

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In its twice-yearly Global Financial Stability Report, the Washington-based institution said the ballpark figure for the four-year period ending in 2010 is down from the $4 trillion estimate in the previous report released in April.

IMF sees global financial losses falling to $3.4 tril by Japan Weekly Monitor

Mathematicians can 'prove' almost anything if they put their minds to it, but that particular ballpark figure doesn't lie.

Grounds for alarm as gates tumble; FOOTBALL: Sky Blues attendances in ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

I would like to suggest that the vendors just put a ballpark figure on the car, which is flexible and I am pretty sure the calls will start coming in and the car will be sold much faster this way

Put a price on it by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)

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