reasonable approximation
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reasonable
adjective
uk/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/us/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
based on or using good judgment and therefore fair ...
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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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For a variable cluster size, areasonableapproximationfor m is the average cluster size.
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Although this does not give the true power of our tests, it is areasonableapproximation.
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A time-independent ion density is areasonableapproximationon shorter time scales.
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Data from both humans and animals suggest that these estimates represent areasonableapproximationof acceptable minimal rates of flow during hypothermic bypass.
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Nevertheless, the use of a fixed growth rate was considered areasonableapproximationin the absence of growth rate data for individual rabbits.
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Since ultimately the injector would be designed for the desired current, this is areasonableapproximation.
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The line fitted to all second births is not areasonableapproximationto the data from any one educational class.
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In cases where resistance is controlled by a single autosomal dominant gene, this assumption is areasonableapproximationof natural events.
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This polynomial function is constructed with the boundary values from a natural motion, meaning that it is areasonableapproximationof the natural motion.
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In the presence of collisions with neutrals, adiabatic flow is not strictly true, but it does serve as areasonableapproximation.
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The 1980s growth rate is for the period 1981+89, areasonableapproximationof the trough-to-peak period.
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For figures 4-6 the irrotational theory provides areasonableapproximationto both wavelength and velocity profiles.
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In the case of = 5, a larger number of grid points or polynomials were needed to provide areasonableapproximation.
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Therefore, using the head's characteristics seems areasonableapproximationto represent the household characteristics for the purpose of analyzing household income.
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This is not guaranteed to give the optimum integer solution, but probably yields areasonableapproximation.
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This assumed vertical dependence of the wave-induced pressure field was found to be areasonableapproximation in both the stationary and propagating wave studies.
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This assumption is usually made for the standard polling systems and provides areasonableapproximationto normal traffic conditions.
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This means that the upper limit of the integral can be extended up to infinity within areasonableapproximation.
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