approximate

ap·prox·i·mate

A0384800 (ə-prŏk′sə-mĭt)adj.1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.2. Very similar; closely resembling: sketched an approximate likeness of the suspect.3. Botany Close together but not united.v. (-māt′) ap·prox·i·mat·ed, ap·prox·i·mat·ing, ap·prox·i·mates v.tr.1. To come close to; be nearly the same as: This meat substitute approximates the real thing.2. To bring near.3. To bring together, as cut edges of tissue.v.intr. To come near or close, as in degree, nature, or quality.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin approximātus, past participle of approximāre, to approach : Latin ad-, ad- + proximāre, to come near (from proximus, nearest; see per in Indo-European roots).]

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ap·prox′i·mate·ly adv.

approximate

adj 1. almost accurate or exact 2. inexact; rough; loose: only an approximate fit. 3. much alike; almost the same 4. near; close together vb 5. (usually foll by to) to come or bring near or close; be almost the same (as) 6. (Mathematics) maths to find an expression for (some quantity) accurate to a specified degree. See accurate⁴ [C15: from Late Latin approximāre, from Latin proximus nearest, from prope near] apˈproximative adj

ap•prox•i•mate

(adj. əˈprɒk sə mɪt; v. -ˌmeɪt)

adj., v. -mat•ed, -mat•ing. adj. 1. nearly exact; not perfectly accurate: The approximate time was 10 o'clock. 2. near; close together. 3. very similar; nearly identical. v.t. 4. to approach closely to: to approximate an ideal. 5. to estimate. 6. to simulate: The motions of the stars can be approximated in a planetarium. 7. to bring near. v.i. 8. to come close. [1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin approximātus, past participle of approximāre to approach. See ap-¹, proximate] ap•prox′i•mate•ly, adv.

approximate

Past participle: approximated
Gerund: approximating

Imperative
approximate
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Present
I approximate
you approximate
he/she/it approximates
we approximate
you approximate
they approximate

Preterite
I approximated
you approximated
he/she/it approximated
we approximated
you approximated
they approximated

Present Continuous
I am approximating
you are approximating
he/she/it is approximating
we are approximating
you are approximating
they are approximating

Present Perfect
I have approximated
you have approximated
he/she/it has approximated
we have approximated
you have approximated
they have approximated

Past Continuous
I was approximating
you were approximating
he/she/it was approximating
we were approximating
you were approximating
they were approximating

Past Perfect
I had approximated
you had approximated
he/she/it had approximated
we had approximated
you had approximated
they had approximated

Future
I will approximate
you will approximate
he/she/it will approximate
we will approximate
you will approximate
they will approximate

Future Perfect
I will have approximated
you will have approximated
he/she/it will have approximated
we will have approximated
you will have approximated
they will have approximated

Future Continuous
I will be approximating
you will be approximating
he/she/it will be approximating
we will be approximating
you will be approximating
they will be approximating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been approximating
you have been approximating
he/she/it has been approximating
we have been approximating
you have been approximating
they have been approximating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been approximating
you will have been approximating
he/she/it will have been approximating
we will have been approximating
you will have been approximating
they will have been approximating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been approximating
you had been approximating
he/she/it had been approximating
we had been approximating
you had been approximating
they had been approximating

Conditional
I would approximate
you would approximate
he/she/it would approximate
we would approximate
you would approximate
they would approximate

Past Conditional
I would have approximated
you would have approximated
he/she/it would have approximated
we would have approximated
you would have approximated
they would have approximated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	approximate - be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"come closeresemble - appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work"border on, approach - come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
	2.	approximate - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"estimate, gauge, guess, judgecompute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computationquantise, quantize - approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete valuesmisgauge - gauge something incorrectly or improperlyput, place, set - estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."give - estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"lowball, underestimate - make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"assess - estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years"make - calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet"reckon, count - take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon"truncate - approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series"guesstimate - estimate based on a calculation
Adj.	1.	approximate - not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"approximative, roughinexact - not exact
	2.	approximate - very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"nearclose - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"
	3.	approximate - located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"close togetherclose - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"

approximate

adjective1. rough, close, general, near, estimated, loose, vague, hazy, sketchy, amorphous, imprecise, inexact, almost exact, almost accurate The times are approximate only.
rough specific, correct, accurate, exact, precise, definiteverb1. resemble, reach, approach, touch, come close to, border on, come near, verge on Something approximating a just outcome will be ensured.

approximate

verb1. To come near, as in quality or amount:approach, border on (or upon), challenge, rival, verge on.2. To calculate approximately:estimate, place, put, reckon, set.

Translations

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approximate

(əˈproksimət) adjective very nearly correct or accurate; not intended to be absolutely correct. Give me an approximate answer!; Can you give me an approximate price for the job? 近似的 近似的apˈproximately adverb nearly; more or less. There will be approximately five hundred people present. 近似地 近似地apˌproximˈation noun1. a figure, answer etc which is not (intended to be) exact. This figure is just an approximation. 近似，近似值 近似，近似值 2. the process of estimating a figure etc. We decided on a price by a process of approximation. 近似法 近似法

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