Sekirov Dictionary

approximate

UK /əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/US /əˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/

adjective 3
noun 1
/əˈpɹɑk.sə.meɪt/ verb 3
forms 5

adjective3

Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
•
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
- approximate results or values
- NASA’s Genesis spacecraft has on board an ion monitor to record the speed, density, temperature and approximate composition of the solar wind ions.
Drawn close together, but not united.

noun1

(rare) An approximate result or quantity.

approximate

UK /əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.meɪt/US /əˈpɹɑk.sə.meɪt/

verb3

•
To come near to; to approach.
- When you follow two separate chains of thought, Watson, you will find some point of intersection which should approximate to the truth. — 1911
•
To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
- to approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature — 1790
•
To estimate.
- I approximated the value of pi by taking 22 divided by 7.

forms

approximated · approximating · approximates · more approximate · most approximate

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