APPROXIMATE

approximate. Approximate, a. near or joining to, ob.

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Ap‐prox″i‐mate (�), a. [[L. approximatus, p. p. of approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See Proximate.]] 1. 1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
2. 2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values.
Approximate quantities (Math.), those which are nearly, but not, equal.