approximativenessn.
rare.
The quality of being approximative.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [noun]
approximation1660
nearness1669
closeness1759
approximativeness1879
1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such xvii. 301 A slovenly approximativeness and self-defeating inaccuracy.
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