approximations
Close but imprecise
Approximations are estimates or values that come close to something without being exact.
In math and science, approximations substitute manageable numbers for unwieldy ones: Pi is about 3.14, but that's only an approximation.
More broadly, anything that resembles but doesn't perfectly match something else: These rough sketches are approximations of the final design.
Approximate value judgment
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- guesstimateRough, intuitive calculation
conjecture · guesswork · prediction · assessment · evaluation · quantification · reckoning · inference
Uneven in surface
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
- inexactLacking full accuracy
- looseNot firmly secured
coarse · sketchy · unrefined · preliminary · tentative · provisional · working · draft
Nearness in space
- closenessState of proximity
- vicinityNearby surrounding area
- approachingComing toward something
- nearingGetting progressively closer
converging · asymptotic · limiting · tending · verging · bordering on
Likeness between things
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- analogyExplanatory likeness between things
- equivalenceState of being equal
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
affinity · similitude · comparison · analogue · parity · congruence · semblance · facsimile
estimation
Approximate value judgment
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
guesstimate · conjecture · guesswork · prediction · assessment · evaluation · quantification · reckoning · inference · extrapolation
rough
Uneven in surface
loose · coarse · sketchy · unrefined · preliminary · tentative · provisional · working · draft · cursory
proximity
Nearness in space
- closenessState of proximity
- vicinityNearby surrounding area
- approachingComing toward something
nearing · converging · asymptotic · limiting · tending · verging · bordering on
resemblance
Likeness between things
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- analogyExplanatory likeness between things
- equivalenceState of being equal
correspondence · affinity · similitude · comparison · analogue · parity · congruence · semblance · facsimile · imitation
- hedginghedging, hedge, hedges, hedge bet, qualifier
- Engineering Mathcalculus, algebra, linear algebra, differential equations, matrices
approximationscertainties
Assured truths
absolutes · definites · actualities · givens · verities