reasonable approximation

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reasonable
adjective
uk /ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/ us /ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
based on or using good judgment and therefore fair ...
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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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Examples of reasonable approximation

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For a variable cluster size, a reasonableapproximation for m is the average cluster size.
Although this does not give the true power of our tests, it is a reasonableapproximation.
A time-independent ion density is a reasonableapproximation on shorter time scales.
Data from both humans and animals suggest that these estimates represent a reasonableapproximation of acceptable minimal rates of flow during hypothermic bypass.
Nevertheless, the use of a fixed growth rate was considered a reasonableapproximation in the absence of growth rate data for individual rabbits.
Since ultimately the injector would be designed for the desired current, this is a reasonableapproximation.
The line fitted to all second births is not a reasonableapproximation to the data from any one educational class.
In cases where resistance is controlled by a single autosomal dominant gene, this assumption is a reasonableapproximation of natural events.
This polynomial function is constructed with the boundary values from a natural motion, meaning that it is a reasonableapproximation of the natural motion.
In the presence of collisions with neutrals, adiabatic flow is not strictly true, but it does serve as a reasonableapproximation.
The 1980s growth rate is for the period 1981+89, a reasonableapproximation of the trough-to-peak period.
For figures 4-6 the irrotational theory provides a reasonableapproximation to both wavelength and velocity profiles.
In the case of = 5, a larger number of grid points or polynomials were needed to provide a reasonableapproximation.
Therefore, using the head's characteristics seems a reasonableapproximation to represent the household characteristics for the purpose of analyzing household income.
This is not guaranteed to give the optimum integer solution, but probably yields a reasonableapproximation.
This assumed vertical dependence of the wave-induced pressure field was found to be a reasonable approximation in both the stationary and propagating wave studies.
This assumption is usually made for the standard polling systems and provides a reasonableapproximation to normal traffic conditions.
This means that the upper limit of the integral can be extended up to infinity within a reasonableapproximation.
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