approximation vs connection

connection vs approximation

approximation and connection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
approximation	Yes	No	No	No
connection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, connection is a hypernym of approximation; that is, connection is a word with a broader meaning than approximation:

approximation: the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
connection: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

Other hypernyms of approximation include connexion, joining.

approximation (noun)	connection (noun)
the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue	the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)	shifting from one form of transportation to another
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth	an instrumentality that connects
an imprecise or incomplete account	the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
	a supplier (especially of narcotics)
	(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
	a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
	a connecting shape
	the state of being connected

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