approximate
approximate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values. Approximate quantities (Math.), those which are nearly, but not, equal.
- 2.To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. Burke.
- 3.To come near to; to approach. The telescope approximates perfection. J. Morse.
- 4.To draw; to approach.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is approximate.
- What is near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values. Approximate quantities (Math.), those which are nearly, but not, equal called?
- What is to carry or advance near; to cause to approach. To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. Burke called?
- What is to come near to; to approach. The telescope approximates perfection. J. Morse called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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