Definition of Appraximate

Definition of Appraximate

Ap*prox"i*mate (&?;), a. [L. approximatus, p. p. of approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See Proximate.] 1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values.

Approximate quantities(Math.), those which are nearly, but not, equal.

Ap*prox"i*mate (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Approximated (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Approximating.] 1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.

To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature.
Burke.

2. To come near to; to approach.

The telescope approximates perfection.
J. Morse.

Ap*prox"i*mate, v. i. To draw; to approach.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
Approximate results or values.
To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. --Burke.
To come near to; to approach.
The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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