approximation

nouns

an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
"an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"
the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
is a type of (narrower)
the quality of being similar
an imprecise or incomplete account
"newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"
is a type of (narrower)
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
"his version of the fight was different from mine"
the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue