approximate
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3.9
- adjective
- /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət/
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aproximado
- The measurements we have are only an approximate value, so please be aware they may vary.
- approximate time
- approximate cost
- approximate size
You've got the approximate amount it's going to cost.
- You've got the approximate amount it's going to cost.
- And I am feeling for my side seeing so that I can get an approximate placement.
- The most effective being getting approximate goals embedded in a major party platform for the future.
- So you use that information as if it were approximate and you know it's being used in coordination with the world.
- I started ripping off the plastic where all the lines were, which is not a big deal, but you know, now they're even more approximate.
- So Einstein only gave us an approximate description and we now have a theory that corrects it, string theory.
- And so I created Rascal rapid approximate spectral calculations for all.
- And so, and So what we would, what we're seeing now is roughly approximate social issues around the world.
Examples
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You've got the approximate amount it's going to cost.
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Our algorithm converges quickly to a good approximate solution in a small number of iterations.
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All we really needed is an approximate solution to this.
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I can give you approximate times of death.
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The doctor can give us the approximate time and how she was killed.
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We said, well, let's try to find approximate solutions for F.
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If you vector back from the cell tower, you can get an approximate location.
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We estimated the approximate completion time for the questionnaire as less than 15 minutes.
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Even if they didn't get a fix on us, they're bound to know our approximate position.
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We've got a witness that puts his car on Route 30, heading toward Shelby Road at the approximate time of the accident.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Near in space, time, or degree
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2.8
Not exact, only a simple first idea
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1.5
Very similar to the real thing
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5.5
Not exact or clear enough to be useful
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5.1
Not completely correct or exact
People use it before a noun to show a value is not exact
Not completely exact but close to the real value
Giving rough amounts rather than exact numbers
Antonyms
How Exact
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Approximate comes from Latin ad- ('to') and proximus ('near'), so it literally means 'near' rather than exact. That's why an approximate description or number is close to the real one but not completely correct.