closest approximation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcloseandapproximation
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close
adjective
uk/kləʊs/us/kloʊs/
having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, ...
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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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(Definition ofcloseandapproximationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theclosestapproximationof this circumstance in monolingual language production is the existence of synonym pairs such as sofa and couch.
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This strategy is considered theclosestapproximationto the type of real-world situation in which initial screening is likely to take place.
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It is this downhole depth scale which is used and is theclosestapproximationto 'true' depth.
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Theclosestapproximationof a closed-loop situation, thus, is to replay stimuli that have been generated under behavioral closed-loop conditions.
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As learning progresses in a noisy data set, theclosestapproximationto the function generally occurs before overfitting, at which point the error u of an independent validation set increases.
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The combined share of employers and the self-employed is theclosestapproximationto the share of individuals receiving legal entrepreneurial income (7.9 per cent in 2000).
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The problem is how, in a free democracy, the most desirable object of achieving theclosestapproximationpossible to full employment can be accomplished.
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The following table gives theclosestapproximation.
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Gross domestic product is theclosestapproximationto national income available over the whole period and for all countries.
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These are not the elements that we know by those names, but certain principles to which those elements are theclosestapproximationin nature.
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Theclosestapproximationto a saddle was either a saddle-cloth or a piece of felt that was firmly fastened under the horse's belly.
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Theclosestapproximationwould be "saruku".
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We do not pretend that they are perfect, but they are the closest approximations.
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