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| approximate | (v) be close or similar, Syn. come close, Example: Her results approximate my own |
| approximate | (adj) not quite exact or correct, Syn. rough, approximative, Example: the approximate time was 10 o'clock; a rough guess; a ballpark estimate |
| approximate | (adj) very close in resemblance, Syn. near, Example: sketched in an approximate likeness; a near likeness |
| approximate | (adj) located close together, Syn. close together, Example: with heads close together; approximate leaves grow together but are not united |
| approximately | (adv) (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct, Syn. just about, about, close to, around, more or less, or so, roughly, some, Example: lasted approximately an hour; in just about a minute; he's about 30 years old; I've had about all I can stand; we meet about once a month; some forty people came; weighs around a hundred pounds; roughly $3, 000; holds 3 gallons, more or less; 20 or so people were at the party |
| approximate range | (n) near to the scope or range of something, Syn. ballpark, Example: his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark |
| approximation | (n) the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity) |
| approximation | (n) an imprecise or incomplete account, Example: newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events |
| approximation | (n) the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue, Syn. bringing close together |
| Approximate | a. [ L. approximatus, p. p. of approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See Proximate. ]
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| Approximate | v. t. To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] The telescope approximates perfection. J. Morse. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Approximate | v. i. To draw; to approach. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Approximately | adv. With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Approximation | n. [ Cf. F. approximation, LL. approximatio. ] The largest capacity and the most noble dispositions are but an approximation to the proper standard and true symmetry of human nature. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Approximative | a. [ Cf. F. approximatif. ] Approaching; approximate. -- |
| Approximator | n. One who, or that which, approximates. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Approximation { f } [ math. ] | approximation [Add to Longdo] |
| Approximationstheorie { f } [ math. ] | approximation theory [Add to Longdo] |
| Approximierungsrechnung { f }; Näherungsrechnung { f } | approximate computation [Add to Longdo] |
