Approximate
Ap·prox·i·mate
Approximate
a.
- Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
- Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values.
Phrases & Compounds
- Approximate quantities
- those which are nearly, but not, equal.
Approximate
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Approximated; p. pr. & vb. n. Approximating
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To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature.
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To come near to; to approach.
The telescope approximates perfection.
Approximate
v. i.
- To draw; to approach.