approximate number

基本解释

NUMROWS is used to provide an approximate number of rows that an external table can have.
NUMROWS 用于提供一个外部表可能拥有的大致行数。
The approximate number of total minibins for a table with uniform distribution can then be calculated as
对于具有一致分布的表，迷你箱状图的总数量可以通过以下方式计算
"What language does is give you a means of linking up our small, exact number abilities with our large, approximate number abilities," Casasanto says.
语言的作用正是提供了一种可能，使人类能把分辨小的、精确的数字与大的、近似数值的能力联系起来。

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