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loose approximation

[luːs əˈprɒksɪmeɪʃən]
nounpl: loose approximations
aproximação imprecisa
1. An estimate or representation that is not precise or accurate; a rough calculation or description
At a loose approximation, the project will cost around $50,000.
Em uma aproximação imprecisa, o projeto custará cerca de $50.000.
2. A vague or inexact interpretation of something
His description was at best a loose approximation of what actually happened.
Sua descrição era, na melhor das hipóteses, uma aproximação imprecisa do que realmente aconteceu.
NYC Slang
ballpark estimate, rough guess
Synonyms
rough estimateballpark figurerough approximationvague estimateimprecise calculation
Antonyms
exact calculationprecise measurementaccurate representationexact approximation

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
aproximação imprecisa
Most common usage
São Paulo
aproximação grosseira
Alternative, slightly more informal
Portugal
aproximação vaga
Also acceptable in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

in the ballpark
roughly speaking
more or less
in round numbers
give or take
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