approximating

əˈprɒksɪmeɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of approximating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

close estimateclose to the actual but not exact

The approximating value was good enough for the calculation.
The approximating figure was used in the report.
An approximating number was sufficient for the estimate.

approximate

near

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Origin of approximating

Latin, proximus (nearest)

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prep.

approximation

approximating or nearly the same as

Poisson distribution

approximation

distribution approximating binomial distribution with small probability and large trials

geoid

earth shape

model of Earth's shape approximating mean sea level

truncation error

mathematics

error caused by approximating or shortening numerical values

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French:proche, ...
German:annähernd, ...
Italian:approssimativo, ...
Spanish:aproximado, ...
Portuguese:aproximado, ...
Chinese:近似的, ...
Japanese:概算の, ...
Arabic:تَقْرِيبِيّ, ...
Hebrew:מְקוֹרָב, ...
Russian:приблизительный, ...
Ukrainian:наближений, ...
Hindi:अनुमानित, ...
Bengali:আনুমানিক, ...
Catalan:aproximat, ...
Czech:přibližný, ...
Danish:omtrentlig, ...
Dutch:benaderend, ...
Greek:προσεγγιστικός, ...
Hungarian:közelítő, ...
Khmer:ប្រហាក់ប្រហែល, ...
Korean:대략적인, ...
Persian:تقریبی, ...
Polish:przybliżony, ...
Portuguese (BR):aproximado, ...
Romanian:aproximativ, ...
Swedish:ungefärlig, ...
Thai:ใกล้เคียง, ...
Turkish:yaklaşık, ...
Vietnamese:xấp xỉ, ...

approximate

əˈprɑːksɪmət

Definition of approximate - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

not exactnot completely accurate, but close or rough

The approximate cost is $50.

estimated

inexact

rough

similarity

Rare

much alike or almost the same

Rare

Their approximate ages are 30 and 32.

akin

near

similar

Verb

similarity

tr.

be close or similar to something

tr.

His accent approximates a native speaker's.

come close

resemble

rough guess

tr./intr.

estimate or calculate something loosely

tr./intr.

He approximated the total cost of the project..

estimate

gauge

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approximate range

imprecise interval, with lower and upper limits near expected values

The chart shows an approximate range for the drug’s safe dosage.

Origin of approximate

Latin, approximatus (near) + -ate (to make)

Examples of approximate in a sentence

The approximate headcount is fifty people.
The two paintings are of approximate size.
Their approximate heights are 5'8" and 5'9".
The model approximates the real-world scenario closely.
Her painting approximates the style of the original artist.
She approximated the number of guests.

They approximated the distance to the nearest town.

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French:approximatif, se rapprocher, ...
German:ungefähr, ähneln, ...
Italian:approssimativo, avvicinarsi, ...
Spanish:aproximado, aproximarse, ...
Portuguese:aproximado, aproximar-se, ...
Chinese:大约的, 接近, ...
Japanese:おおよその, 近い, ...
Arabic:تَقْرِيبِي, شَابَه, ...
Hebrew:מְשׁוֹעָר, לְהִידָּמוֹת לְ, ...
Russian:приблизительный, приближаться, ...
Ukrainian:приблизний, наближатися, ...
Hindi:अनुमानित, समान होना, ...
Bengali:আনুমানিক, অনুরূপ হওয়া, ...
Catalan:aproximat, assemblar-se, ...
Czech:přibližný, blížit se, ...
Danish:omtrentlig, ligne, ...
Dutch:ongeveer, benaderen, ...
Greek:κατά προσέγγιση, πλησιάζω, ...
Hungarian:hozzávetőleges, közelíteni valamihez, ...
Khmer:ប្រហាក់ប្រហែល, ប្រហាក់ប្រហែលនឹង, ...
Korean:대략적인, 가깝다, ...
Persian:تقریبی, نزدیک شد, ...
Polish:przybliżony, przypominać, ...
Portuguese (BR):aproximado, aproximar, ...
Romanian:aproximativ, a se apropia de, ...
Swedish:ungefärlig, likna, ...
Thai:โดยประมาณ, คล้ายคลึง, ...
Turkish:yaklaşık, yaklaşmak, ...
Vietnamese:xấp xỉ, gần giống, ...

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approximately

approximately equivalent

approximation

approximative

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Definition of approximating - Reverso English Dictionary

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