good approximation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgoodandapproximation
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good
adjective
uk/ɡʊd/us/ɡʊd/
very satisfactory, enjoyable, pleasant, ...
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approximation
noun[C]
uk/əˌprɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/əˌprɑːk.səˈmeɪ.ʃən/
a guess of a number that is not exact but that ...
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This is especially true if the partial trajectory is agoodapproximationto local stationarity.
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The issue is whether they produce a model (the representative-agent model) that is agoodapproximation to the general-equilibrium behavior of the economy.
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Agoodapproximationacross a single step does not tell us much.
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This is agoodapproximationwhen the boundary layer is thin.
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They did conclude, however, that this may not be agoodapproximationfor shock pulses of very much greater strength.
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The next step is suspect but leads to agoodapproximation.
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But in most of the cell the finger velocity can be, to agoodapproximation, taken as constant.
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As mentioned above, the small deformation theory provides agoodapproximationt o the actual deformation a t small capillary numbers.
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In the next theorem we show that the discrete harmonic forms also providegoodapproximationof the harmonic forms.
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For typical mammalian genomes (which are usually large), ignoring linkage will give agoodapproximation.
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That is, the balanced path will be agoodapproximationto any actual path "most" of the time.
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Happily a somewhat smaller number suffices to get a reasonablygoodapproximation.
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Neither of these extremes is agoodapproximationof how individuals in anarchy are likely to interact.
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Only in the first quadrant it is agoodapproximationof the intersection of f1 and f2.
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Nevertheless, we deem that it is still agoodapproximationfor studying the structure and dynamics of the cosmic-ray-plasma system.
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This is agoodapproximationsince the relaxation absorption is proportional to p-1 in the region of interest.
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To study the dynamics of the system, the hydrodynamic approach is a fairlygoodapproximation.
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The hydrodynamic approach is agoodapproximationin dealing with the structure or dynamics of the system.
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