approximatio

Latin

Etymology

From approximō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ap.prok.siˈmaː.ti.oː/, [äpːrɔks̠ɪˈmäːt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ap.prok.siˈmat.t͡si.o/, [äpːroksiˈmät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

approximātiō f (genitive approximātiōnis); third declension

1. approximation

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	approximātiō	approximātiōnēs
Genitive	approximātiōnis	approximātiōnum
Dative	approximātiōnī	approximātiōnibus
Accusative	approximātiōnem	approximātiōnēs
Ablative	approximātiōne	approximātiōnibus
Vocative	approximātiō	approximātiōnēs

Related terms

• approximō

Descendants

• → Catalan: aproximació
• → French: approximation
• → Galician: aproximación
• → Italian: approssimazione
• → Portuguese: aproximação
• → Romanian: aproximație
• → Russian: аппроксима́ция f (approksimácija)
• → Spanish: aproximación

References

• approximatio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)