approximation

Noun

• the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue

• an imprecise or incomplete account
  • newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events
    

• the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)

• an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
  • an estimate of what it would cost
    
  • a rough idea how long it would take
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bringing close together , estimate , estimation , idea