Sentence examples for a crude approximation from inspiring English sources

Hence, to a crude approximation, the QCL system can be approximated to be ∼20-fold faster than a hypothetical LA FT-IR system.

Furthermore, evidence is statistical, it is derived from groups; its application to any individual is a crude approximation.

"Sharp cutoffs by age, where a person's legal status changes suddenly on some birthday, are only a crude approximation of correct policy," he added.

(Stipulating that a line between "hardware" and "software" is at best a crude approximation as basically all hardware projects involve a lot of custom software, too).

Independent interaction of asperities in models of this kind is a crude approximation.

It is shown that in this application a crude approximation to the surface Laplacian suffices.

We use this assumption here to filter genes within a subnetwork, but this is clearly a very crude approximation and many cases are conceivable where also a lowly expressed gene may be a very good drug target and may play an important role in infection.

6) Taking the maximum intensity among the set of equivalent reflection in order to approximate the fully recorded refection is a very crude approximation that depends on the chance of recording approximately fully recorded reflections.

For these reasons, Minkowski distance is a promising solution: it provides a general model of travel throughout an empirical network; it possesses a large range of parameters, which enhance its flexibility; it can be easily calculated; and it can provide a less crude approximation of travel along a road network.

What we have done is basically a trade-off: We allow for a more crude approximation of the quantum tunneling effects in the two outer cavities by completely neglecting their quantum fluctuations.

In software today, says Mr Bass, "we're at a pretty crude approximation of sight only".