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Discover LudwigThe phrase "allow an approximation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the acceptance of a rough estimate or a close representation of a value or concept.
Example: "In this calculation, we can allow an approximation to simplify the process and make it more manageable."
Alternatives: "permit an estimate" or "accept a rough calculation".
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But there are now also popular games that allow an approximation of playing music (Guitar Hero, Rock Band), that are built around singing (SingStar, Lips) and that are about the culture of music (Brütal Legend).
Nosocomial infections were excluded from cost calculations because of co-morbidity-associated costs which do not allow an approximation of hospitalization costs.
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This approach allows an approximation to be made of the dioctahedral Al-rich smectite content in samples.
The filtering property insures that any two approximations have a common refinement, whereas the splitting property allows an approximation to be refined in any way the cover relation allows.
It simulates an isokinetic extension cycle of the knee, which allows an approximation of loadings close to the magnitude of the physiological forces and moments about the knee.
The coil position data and the field characteristics of the coil allowed an approximation of the electric field distribution in the brain for each stimulation target.
Random genetic drift usually purges polymorphisms as a function of time (generations), effective population size (Ne) and initial MAF, allowing an approximation of the time to fixation of allele frequencies under genetically neutral conditions [ 23].
Margallo-Balbás and French [ 24] as well as Ren et al. [ 25] have explored triangular-surface-based MC approaches which allow an improved approximation for domain interfaces.
These mismatch probes are designed to allow for an approximation, and correction, of non-specific hybridization signal.
Mathematical models allow for an approximation of how intrinsic cell properties influence growth dynamics and clonal expansion.
Exposure to inorganic As, DMA, and MMA from finfish, crab, shrimp, and seaweed was not addressed in this study, as the available data are insufficiently robust to allow for an approximation.
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