approximate

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Synonyms: proximate, approximated, approximal, approximative, approximates, approximant, approximator, approximants

Antonyms: proximate, approximated, approximal, approximative, approximates, approximant, approximator, approximants

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Adjective

1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
2. 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.
3. Drawn close together, but not united.
   • (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Noun

1. An approximate result or quantity.

Verb

1. To estimate.
   • I approximated the value of pi by taking 22 divided by 7.
2. To come near to; to approach.
3. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.

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