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تَقْرِيب
approximation /taqˈriːb/
nounA1#526 most common
Also: rapprochement, a bringing closer, estimation, rounding off
Example sentences
الْعَدَدُ مِئَةٌ بِالتَّقْرِيب.
The number is about one hundred.
وَصَلْنَا فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ بِالتَّقْرِيب.
We arrived at around eight o'clock.
أَعْطِنِي رَقْمًا عَلَى وَجْهِ التَّقْرِيب.
Give me a rough figure.
يُسْتَخْدَمُ التَّقْرِيبُ فِي الرِّيَاضِيَّاتِ لِتَبْسِيطِ الْحِسَابَات.
Approximation is used in mathematics to simplify calculations.
سَعَى الزَّعِيمَانِ إِلَى التَّقْرِيبِ بَيْنَ وُجْهَتَيِ النَّظَر.
The two leaders worked to bring the two viewpoints closer.
يَقُومُ التَّقْرِيبُ الْعَدَدِيُّ عَلَى اسْتِبْدَالِ الدَّوَالِّ الْمُعَقَّدَةِ بِأُخْرَى أَبْسَطَ تُعْطِي نَتَائِجَ مَقْبُولَة.
Numerical approximation rests on replacing complex functions with simpler ones that yield acceptable results.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَقْرِيبٌ | تَقْرِيبَاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَقْرِيبٍ | تَقْرِيبَاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَقْرِيبًا | تَقْرِيبَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يَا تَقْرِيبُ | يَا تَقْرِيبَاتُ |
Word family
قَرَّبَto bring near, to approximate
قَرِيبnear, close; a relativeقُرْبnearness, proximityاِقْتَرَبَto draw near, to approach
تَقَرَّبَto seek nearness, to ingratiate oneself
Etymology
تَقْرِيب is the verbal noun of the Form II verb قَرَّبَ, 'to bring near.' It is built on the triconsonantal root ق-ر-ب, which carries the sense of nearness and proximity. The word names the act of bringing one thing close to another, and from there the modern senses of approximation and estimation. The root is shared widely across the Semitic languages and has no Indo-European source.
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