Approximation

How many syllables in Approximation?

approximation has 5 syllables

Split Approximation into syllables?

ap-prox-i-ma-tion

Definition of Approximation

An approximation is a rough estimate or guess of a number or value.

How should Approximation divide into syllables

There are five syllables in this word. The vowels are 'a', 'o', 'i', and 'o'. The consonants are 'p', 'r', 'x', 'm', 't', and 'n'.

Part of Speech - Approximation

Noun

The approximation of the distance was about 3 miles.

Sentences with Approximation

I made an approximation of how many jellybeans were in the jar.
The approximation of the cost was within ten dollars of the actual price.
The scientist used an approximation to calculate the size of the universe.
The approximation was close enough for our purposes.
My teacher said my approximation of the answer was correct.

Quotes with Approximation

'All the mathematical sciences are founded on relations between physical laws and laws of numbers, so that the aim of exact science is to reduce the problems of nature to the determination of quantities by operations with numbers.' - James Clerk Maxwell
'An approximate answer to the right problem is worth a good deal more than an exact answer to an approximate problem.' - John Tukey
'An approximate answer can sometimes be more correct than an exact answer.' - J.W. Young

Number of characters in Approximation

13 ( a, p, p, r, o, x, i, m, a, t, i, o, n )

Unique letters in Approximation

9 ( a, p, r, o, x, i, m, t, n )

Approximation Backwards

noitamixorppa

Phonetic Transcription of Approximation

IPA (International): ʌˌprɑ:ksʌˈmeɪʃʌn

ARA (American): ʌˌprɑksʌˈmeʃʌn

EPA (English): ʌˌprɑ:ksʌˈmeɪʃʌn

AH-PRAA-KSAH-MEY-SHAH-N

More Approximation Synonyms

bringingclosetogether

approximateness

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Approximation Rhymes

sensation

population

notation

annotation

filtration

vindication

accumulation

privatisation

tabulation

manipulation

univation

reiteration

renovation

exfoliation

fabrication

hesitation

mobilization

pagination

prognostication

reaffiliation

violation

stipulation

provocation

trepidation

miscommunication