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approximate definition
approximate |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb approximate 2 senses of approximate Sense 1 approximate, come close => border on approach Sense 2 estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge => misgauge => place put set => give => lowball, underestimate => make => reckon, count => guesstimate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb approximate 2 senses of approximate Sense 1 approximate, come close => border on approach => converge Sense 2 estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge => misgauge => place put set => give => lowball, underestimate => make => reckon, count => guesstimate Entailment of verb approximate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb approximate 2 senses of approximate Sense 1 approximate, come close => resemble Sense 2 estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge => calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out reckon, figure Familiarity of verb approximate approximate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb approximate Sense 1 approximate, come close => resemble -------------- Sense 2 estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge => calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out reckon, figure -------------- Grep of noun approximate approximate range Overview of verb approximate The verb approximate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) approximate, come close -- (be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own") 2. (2) estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge -- (form an opinion about judge tentatively; form an estimate of esp. quantities or time; "I estimate this chicken to weigh at three pounds") Overview of adj approximate The adj approximate has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) approximate, approximative, rough, ballpark -- (not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate") 2. approximate, near -- (very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness") 3. approximate, close together -- (located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united") Antonyms of adj approximate 3 senses of approximate Sense 1 approximate, approximative, rough, ballpark INDIRECT (VIA inexact) -> exact Sense 2 approximate, near INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant Sense 3 approximate, close together(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant Similarity of adj approximate 3 senses of approximate Sense 1 approximate, approximative, rough, ballpark => inexact (vs. exact) Sense 2 approximate, near => close (vs. distant) Sense 3 approximate, close together(prenominal) => close (vs. distant) Attributes of adj approximate Familiarity of adj approximate approximate used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj approximate approximate Overview of verb approximate The verb approximate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) approximate, come close -- (be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own") 2. (2) estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge -- (form an opinion about judge tentatively; form an estimate of esp. quantities or time; "I estimate this chicken to weigh at three pounds") Overview of adj approximate The adj approximate has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) approximate, approximative, rough, ballpark -- (not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate") 2. approximate, near -- (very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness") 3. approximate, close together -- (located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united")
approximate definition
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