aproximación

f.

1 approximation, approach, coming together, nearness.

2 smoothing.

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aproximación

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) approximation

2 (acercamiento) bringing together; (de países) rapprochement

3 (lotería) consolation prize

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ni por aproximación familiar far from it

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noun f.

1) approach, rapprochement

2) approximation

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SF

1) (Mat) approximation (a to)

2) (=proximidad) nearness, closeness

no parece ni por aproximación que vaya a ceder — he seems to be nowhere near giving up, he doesn't look remotely like giving up

3) (=acercamiento) approach (a to)

(Pol) rapprochement

4) [en lotería] consolation prize

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femenino

a) (Mat) approximation

con una aproximación del 99% — with 99% accuracy

b) (acercamiento)

la aproximación de los dos países — the rapprochement between the two countries

un intento de aproximación — an attempt to improve relations

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= overview, approximation, rapprochement, approach [approaches, -pl.].

Ex. Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.

Ex. If we try to group the concepts arising from the titles, we find that a first approximation gives us four groups.

Ex. The antifascism of ALA executive director Carl Milam was instrumental in reaching a rapprochement.

Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

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* aproximación conceptual = conceptual approach.

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femenino

a) (Mat) approximation

con una aproximación del 99% — with 99% accuracy

b) (acercamiento)

la aproximación de los dos países — the rapprochement between the two countries

un intento de aproximación — an attempt to improve relations

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= overview, approximation, rapprochement, approach [approaches, -pl.].

Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.

Ex: If we try to group the concepts arising from the titles, we find that a first approximation gives us four groups.

Ex: The antifascism of ALA executive director Carl Milam was instrumental in reaching a rapprochement.

Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

* aproximación conceptual = conceptual approach.

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aproximación

feminine

1 (Mat) approximation

esta cifra sólo es una aproximación this figure is only an approximation

lo calcularon con una aproximación del 99% they calculated it with 99% accuracy

2

(acercamiento): la aproximación de los dos países the rapprochement between the two countries

un intento de aproximación an attempt to improve relations

3 (en una lotería) prize given to holders of numbers immediately above or below the winning number

4 (Aviac) tb

maniobras de aproximación approach

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aproximación sustantivo femenino approximation
'aproximación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estrechamiento
- venir
- cerca
- como
- hacia
- un
English:
approximation

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aproximación nf

1. [acercamiento] approach;

[de países] rapprochement; [de puntos de vista] converging;

ha habido una ligera aproximación de las dos partes [en negociación] the two sides have come a little closer;

maniobra de aproximación [de avión] approach

2. [en cálculo] approximation

3. [en lotería] = consolation prize given to numbers immediately before and after the winning number

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aproximación

f

1 approximation

2 (acercamiento) approach

3 en lotería consolation prize (won by those with numbers immediately before and after the winning number)

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aproximación nf, pl -ciones

1) : approximation, estimate

2) : rapprochement