to a first approximation
US /tə ə ˌfɝst əˌprɑksəˈmeɪʃən/
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adv. phr.In a rough or initial estimate or calculation.
To a first approximation, the project will cost about two million dollars.
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The Most Successful People Explain Why a College Degree is USELESS
- Uh, to a first approximation, this has gone to pay for a trillion dollars' worth of lies about the value of the education people have received.
Uh, to a first approximation, this has gone to pay for a trillion dollars' worth of lies about the value of the education people have received.
Sam Altman, Co-Founder and CEO of OpenAI: Staying Human While Scaling Superintelligence
- I, to a first approximation, um, I think there haven't been that many software modes in history.
I, to a first approximation, um, I think there haven't been that many software modes in history.