APPROXIMATION - Translation from French into English

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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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English

approximation [apʀɔksimasjɔ̃] N f

1. approximation (résultat grossier):

approximation (chiffre): rough estimate

approximation (traduction, concept): approximation

2. approximation (caractère):

approximation: imprecision

l'approximation de ta traduction/ton tir/ton anglais: the inaccuracy of your translation/your shot/your English

3. approximation MATH:

approximation: approximation

English

French

approximation: approximation f

a rough approximation: une approximation grossière

approximation: approximation f (of de)

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

approximation [apʀɔksimasjɔ̃] N f

approximation: estimate

approximation MATH: approximation

English

French

approximation: approximation f

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

approximation [apʀɔksimasjo͂] N f

approximation: estimate

approximation math: approximation

English

French

approximation: approximation f

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En additionnant les rayons de covalence de deux atomes distincts on obtient une approximation de la longueur de la liaison covalente qu'ils pourraient former.

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Les heures équinoxiales, dites égales ne le sont en fait qu'en première approximation.

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Certains moteurs d'approximation traitent également la transposition, c.-à-d. l'échange de deux lettres dans la chaîne, comme une opération primitive.

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Il n'en existe que des lointaines approximations dans la réalité ; mais ils permettent des explications et des calculs simplifiés.

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Nous avons alors une approximation de l'indice de coïncidence pour un langage qui suit cette distribution.

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