Annäherung

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German

Etymology

annähern (to approach) +‎ -ung (-ing)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌnɛːəʁʊŋ/, (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌneːəʁʊŋ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: An‧nä‧he‧rung

Noun

Annäherung f (genitive Annäherung, plural Annäherungen)

  1. approach (act of drawing near; access or opportunity of drawing near)
  2. (golf) approach (a stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green)
  3. (mathematics, engineering) approximation
    Diese Annäherung ist für die Zwecke der Praxis hinreichend genau.
    This approximation is sufficiently accurate for practical purposes.

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