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the gap between idea and action, where everything either clicks or quietly falls apart.

means To come nearer to something — whether a place, a person, or a problem — or the particular method you use to handle it.

from From Old French 'aprochier,' which descends from Late Latin 'appropiare' — 'to draw near.' That breaks into 'ad-' (toward) plus 'prope' (near), the same 'prope' that gives us 'proximity' and 'propinquity.' So at its root the word is pure motion: stepping closer to whatever lies ahead.

aviation peril
final approach causes most aircraft accidents
word roots
from Latin appropiare, to draw near
math meaning
curves can approach limits without ever touching
animal tactic
predators stalk the approach, not the chase
for instance

the grand budapest hotel — wes anderson's 2014 film structured entirely around a specific architectural and narrative approach to symmetry and detail

moneyball oakland athletics — 2002 season where billy beane used statistical analysis approach to compete with wealthy teams on a $41m budget

lean startup methodology — eric ries's iterative approach to building startups through continuous feedback loops and validated learning

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