APPROXIMATE
\ɐpɹˈɒksɪmət], \ɐpɹˈɒksɪmət], \ɐ_p_ɹ_ˈɒ_k_s_ɪ_m_ə_t]\
Definitions of APPROXIMATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"
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located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
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not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
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judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
By Princeton University
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be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"
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located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
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not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
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Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values.
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To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
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To come near to; to approach.
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To draw; to approach.
By Oddity Software
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Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
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Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values.
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To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
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To come near to; to approach.
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To draw; to approach.
By Noah Webster.
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To come close to; to cause to approach.
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To approach closely; to be nearly equal.
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Near in resemblance or position; almost equal; nearly correct.
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Approximately.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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