Lexic.us

Definition of Approximate

1. Adjective. Not quite exact or correct. "A ballpark estimate"

2. Verb. Be close or similar. "Her results approximate my own"

3. Adjective. Very close in resemblance. "A near likeness"

4. Verb. Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time). "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

5. Adjective. Located close together. "Approximate leaves grow together but are not united"

Definition of Approximate

1. a. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

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

3. v. i. To draw; to approach.

Definition of Approximate

1. Adjective. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. ¹

2. Adjective. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate. ¹

3. Verb. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. ¹

4. Verb. To come near to; to approach. ¹

5. Verb. To estimate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Approximate

1. [v -MATED, -MATING, -MATES]

Medical Definition of Approximate

1. Approximal (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Approximate

approvedness approvement approvements approver approvers approves approving approvingly approx approx.

approximability approximable approximal approximant approximants approximate (current term) approximate range approximated approximately approximates

approximating approximation approximation algorithm approximation suture approximations approximative approximatively approximativeness approximator approximators

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