approximation Who acts: answer, that, 3.14, you, drawing, My · What happens: be, not be, give, draw · To what, where: exact one, approximation, rough approximation
«approximation» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: approximation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A value or answer that is close to the exact one but not exactly right.
The tree, 15 words det cc conj nsubj cop acl:relcl case det amod obl cc advmod advmod conj punct root A DET value NOUN or CCONJ answer NOUN that PRON is AUX close ADJ to ADP the DET exact ADJ one NOUN but CCONJ not PART exactly ADV right ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 value det 2 value value NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 answer cc 4 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 2 value conj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 close nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 close cop 7 close close ADJ Degree=Pos 4 answer acl:relcl 8 to to ADP _ 11 one case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 one det 10 exact exact ADJ Degree=Pos 11 one amod 11 one one NOUN Number=Sing 7 close obl 12 but but CCONJ _ 15 right cc 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 right advmod 14 exactly exactly ADV _ 15 right advmod 15 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 7 close conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 value punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present answer the exact one close property tree rules 2 not be answer not said here exactly property tree rules
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Something that is like something else but not exactly the same.
nsubj cop case parataxis advmod cc advmod advmod det conj punct root Something PRON that PRON is AUX like ADP something PRON else ADV but CCONJ not PART exactly ADV the DET same ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 something nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 something cop 4 like like ADP _ 5 something case 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Something parataxis 6 else else ADV _ 5 something advmod 7 but but CCONJ _ 11 same cc 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 same advmod 9 exactly exactly ADV _ 11 same advmod 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 same det 11 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 5 something conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present that like something; else property tree rules 2 not be that not said here exactly property tree rules
Example 1 3.14 is an approximation of pi.
nsubj cop det case nmod punct root 3.14 NUM is AUX an DET approximation NOUN of ADP pi NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 3.14 3.14 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Frac 4 approximation nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 approximation cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 approximation det 4 approximation approximation NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 pi case 6 pi pi NOUN Number=Sing 4 approximation nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 approximation punct
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1 is a present 3.14 a approximation of pi tree rules
Example 2 Give an approximation to the nearest ten.
det obj case det parataxis flat punct root Give VERB an DET approximation NOUN to ADP the DET nearest ADJ ten NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 approximation det 3 approximation approximation NOUN Number=Sing 1 Give obj 4 to to ADP _ 6 nearest case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 nearest det 6 nearest near ADJ Degree=Sup 1 Give parataxis 7 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 nearest flat 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Give punct
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1 give imperative you not said here a approximation vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent approximation=Theme
Example 3 My drawing is an approximation of the castle.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det case det nmod punct root My PRON drawing NOUN is AUX an DET approximation NOUN of ADP the DET castle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 drawing nmod:poss 2 drawing drawing NOUN Number=Sing 5 approximation nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 approximation cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 approximation det 5 approximation approximation NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 castle case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 castle det 8 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 5 approximation nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 approximation punct
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1 is a present My drawing a approximation of the castle tree rules 2 draw My nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 1,000 is a rough approximation of 987.
nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root 1,000 NUM is AUX a DET rough ADJ approximation NOUN of ADP 987 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 1,000 1000 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 approximation nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 approximation cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 approximation det 4 rough rough ADJ Degree=Pos 5 approximation amod 5 approximation approximation NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 987 case 7 987 987 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 approximation nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 approximation punct
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1 is a present 1,000 a rough approximation of 987 tree rules
Example 5 The map is only an approximation of the coast.
det nsubj cop advmod det case det nmod punct root The DET map NOUN is AUX only ADV an DET approximation NOUN of ADP the DET coast NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 map det 2 map map NOUN Number=Sing 6 approximation nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 approximation cop 4 only only ADV _ 6 approximation advmod 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 approximation det 6 approximation approximation NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 coast case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 coast det 9 coast coast NOUN Number=Sing 6 approximation nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 approximation punct
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1 is a present the map a approximation of the coast tree rules
Example 6 Scientists gave an approximation of the dinosaur's weight.
nsubj det obj case det nmod:poss case nmod punct root Scientists NOUN gave VERB an DET approximation NOUN of ADP the DET dinosaur NOUN 's PART weight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 approximation det 4 approximation approximation NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 5 of of ADP _ 9 weight case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 dinosaur det 7 dinosaur dinosaur NOUN Number=Sing 9 weight nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 dinosaur case 9 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing 4 approximation nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past Scientists a approximation of the dinosaur's weight vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent approximation=Theme
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