Look up: approximate

1. Approximate
   placed close together
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2. approximate
   [Adjective] A rough guess.
   Example: If you know your foot is roughly 25 cm long, you can make an approximate measurement of the length of a bed by multiplying the number of foot-lengths the bed is by 25 cm.
   See also: estimate
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
3. approximate
   [adj] - not quite exact or correct 2. [adj] - very close in resemblance 3. [adj] - located close together 4. [v] - be close or similar
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4. approximate
   reasoning with imprecise,uncertain or conflicting data Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • an approximation of a full hybrid model of a bipolar transistor in which elements with only a small effect on the operation of the transistor are omitted Category:...
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5. Approximate
   Ap·prox'i·mate adjective [ Latin approximatus , past participle of approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See Proximate .] 1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. 2. Near corre...
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6. Approximate
   Ap·prox'i·mate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Approximated ; present participle & verbal noun Approximating .] 1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. &#...
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7. Approximate
   Ap·prox'i·mate intransitive verb To draw; to approach.
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8. approximate
   Approximal ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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9. approximate
   approximative adjective not quite exact or correct; `the approximate time was 10 o`clock`; `a rough guess`; `a ballpark estimate`
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10. approximate
    close together(p) adjective located close together; `with heads close together`; `approximate leaves grow together but are not united`
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11. approximate
    adjective very close in resemblance; `sketched in an approximate likeness`; `a near likeness`
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12. approximate
    come close verb be close or similar; `Her results approximate my own`
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13. Approximate
    • (v. i.) To draw; to approach. • (a.) Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values. • (a.) Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. • (v. t.) To come near to; to approach. • (v. t.) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
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14. approximate
    approximal
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15. approximate
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-prok′si-māt Definitions: 1. Proximate, denoting the contact surfaces, either mesial or distal, of two adjacent teeth. 2. Close together; denoting the teeth in the human jaw, as distinguished from the separated teeth in certain lower animals.
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