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approximate
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approximate
v.
approach, come near
adj.
near, approaching
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Approximation
An approximation is anything that is similar but not exactly equal to something else. The term can be applied to various properties (e.g., value, quantity, image, description) that are nearly, but not exactly correct; similar, but not exactly the same (e.g., the approximate time was 10 o'clock). Although approximation is most often applied to numbers, it is also frequently applied to such things as mathematical functions, shapes, and physical laws.
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approximate
Verb
1. be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"
(synonym) come close
(hypernym) resemble
(hyponym) border on, approach
2. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
(synonym) estimate, gauge, guess, judge
(hypernym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
(hyponym) quantize, quantise
Adjective
1. not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
(synonym) approximative, rough
(similar) inexact
2. very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
(synonym) near
(similar) close
3. located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
(synonym) close together(p)
(similar) close
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approximate
v.
blížit se; přibližně spočítat
příd.jm.
přibližný
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approximate
Przym.
przybliżony; zbliżony
