approximate size
collocation in Englishmeaningsofapproximateandsize
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approximate
adjective
uk/əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət/us/əˈprɑːk.sə.mət/
not completely accurate ...
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size
noun
uk/saɪz/us/saɪz/
how large or small something or ...
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(Definition ofapproximateandsizefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One might want more information, such as theapproximatesizeof the second largest component above the critical probability, and of the largest component below.
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They are rolled intoapproximatesizein the hands and carried dried in a small pouch.
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In this paper we refine our arguments to determine theapproximatesizeof the giant component in such a graph.
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I can surely comment on gross features like theapproximatesizeand orientation of the paper, and perhaps its color.
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Given the average family size of a cohort of women, theapproximatesizedistribution of their families can usually be derived.
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Observations, conducted in a playroom (approximatesize, 10 x 15 ft) containing age-appropriate toys, were videotaped through a one-way mirror.
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The readout noise can be put in perspective by calculating theapproximatesizeof signal delivered by a single visible light photon.
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Though mortality rates were low, when a sapling died, it was replaced by a nearby individual of the same species andapproximatesize.
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If we could not make all measurements on a single plant, matched pairs of seedlings of the same age, location andapproximatesizewere used to obtain complementary data.
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I do not mean to say that it is not possible to form a fairly accurate judgment of theapproximatesizeof the burden.
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These latter calculations occasionally give somewhat strange results, and in consequence register tonnage is no criterion of theapproximatesizeof a ship.
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There is a commitment to build two new carriers, and theapproximatesizeis known, but we do not have the final specifications.
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He gave as 800, 000 theapproximatesizeof the immigrant population already here.
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The principle and theapproximatesizeof the increased contributions needed are no longer in dispute.
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When theapproximatesizeof the protein is known, the original sample can be run on a chromatography machine to separate it by size.
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Government projects distributed land to the people, increasing theapproximatesizeof the city.
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An experienced operator could sometimes determine by interpretation theapproximatesizein numbers of the contact.
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