Approximant
an articulation in which one articulator is close to another, but not sufficiently so to form a stop or a fricative.
a sound characterized by such an articulation, as (w), (y), (r), (l), or a vowel.
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- Approximate
near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard. nearly exact; not perfectly accurate or correct: the approximate time was 10 o’clock. near; close together. very similar; nearly identical. to come near to; approach closely to: to approximate an ideal. to estimate: we approximated the distance at three miles. to simulate; imitate closely: the […]
- Approximated
near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard. nearly exact; not perfectly accurate or correct: the approximate time was 10 o’clock. near; close together. very similar; nearly identical. to come near to; approach closely to: to approximate an ideal. to estimate: we approximated the distance at three miles. to simulate; imitate closely: the […]
- Approximately
near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard. nearly exact; not perfectly accurate or correct: the approximate time was 10 o’clock. near; close together. very similar; nearly identical. to come near to; approach closely to: to approximate an ideal. to estimate: we approximated the distance at three miles. to simulate; imitate closely: the […]
- Approximation
a guess or estimate: ninety-three million miles is an approximation of the distance of the earth from the sun. nearness in sp-ce, position, degree, or relation; proximity; closeness. mathematics, physics. a result that is not necessarily exact, but is within the limits of accuracy required for a given purpose. contemporary examples to the second point, […]
- Approximation algorithm
approximation algorithm algorithm an algorithm for an optimisation problem that generates feasible but not necessarily optimal solutions. unlike “heuristic”, the term “approximation algorithm” often implies some proven worst or average case bound on performance. the terms are often used interchangeably however. (1997-10-28)