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approximants

/əˈprɒksɪmənts/ /əˈprɑːksɪmənts/

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noun

Aproximantes

A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.

Examples :

"In phonetics class, we learned that the sounds /r/, /l/, /w/, and /j/ are classified as approximants because they involve a smooth, partially open vocal tract. "

En la clase de fonética, aprendimos que los sonidos /r/, /l/, /w/ y /j/ se clasifican como aproximantes porque implican un tracto vocal suave y parcialmente abierto.

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noun

Aproximación

An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.

Examples :

"After several iterations, the student found that the successive approximants got closer and closer to the true answer of the complicated math problem. "

Después de varias iteraciones, el estudiante descubrió que las aproximaciones sucesivas se acercaban cada vez más a la respuesta correcta del complicado problema de matemáticas.

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