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generality

English

Etymology

general +? -ity

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æl?ti

Noun

generality (countable and uncountable, plural generalities)

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being general.
  2. (countable) A generalization.

Synonyms

  • (quality of being general): oftenness; see also Thesaurus:commonness

Translations

Further reading

  • generality at OneLook Dictionary Search

generality From the web:

  • what's generality mean
  • generality what does it mean
  • what is generality in criminal law
  • what is generality in research


approximation

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e???n
  • (UK) IPA(key): /??p??ks??me??n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /??p??ks??me??n/

Noun

approximation (countable and uncountable, plural approximations)

  1. The act, process or result of approximating.
  2. (mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
  3. (medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.

Derived terms

  • approximation problem
  • approximation property
  • approximation theory

Translations

See also

  • interpolation

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.p??k.si.ma.sj??/

Noun

approximation f (plural approximations)

  1. approximation; an imprecise solution.

Further reading

  • “approximation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

approximation From the web:

  • what approximations are involved in the clapeyron-clausius equation
  • approximation what is the meaning
  • what is approximation in maths
  • what does approximation mean
  • what is approximation algorithm
  • what is approximation method
  • what is approximation and estimation
  • what is approximation theory
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