approximate

[Ap*prox·i*mate]

To approximate is to calculate the value of something based on informed knowledge. A computer program can approximate the value of a house based on square footage, number of rooms, year built, and other relevant factors.

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Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

Verb
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

Verb
be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"

Adjective S.
located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"

Adjective S.
very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"

Adjective S.
not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o''clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"

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a.
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

a.
Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values.

v. t.
To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.

v. t.
To come near to; to approach.

v. i.
To draw; to approach.

Approximate

Ap*prox"i*mate , a. [L. approximatus, p. p. of approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See Proximate.] 1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. 2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values. Approximate quantities (Math.), those which are nearly, but not, equal.

Approximate

Ap*prox"i*mate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Approximated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Approximating.] 1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.

To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature.

2. To come near to; to approach.

The telescope approximates perfection.

Approximate

Ap*prox"i*mate, v. i. To draw; to approach.

Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.

To draw; to approach.

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