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Webster 1913 Edition

Approximate

Ap-prox′i-mate

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

Ap-prox′i-mate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Approximated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Approximating
.]
1.
To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To
approximate
the inequality of riches to the level of nature.
Burke.
2.
To come near to; to approach.
The telescope
approximates
perfection.
J. Morse.

Ap-prox′i-mate

,
Verb.
I.
To draw; to approach.

Webster 1828 Edition

Approximate

APPROX'IMATE

,
Adj.
[L. ad and proximus, next. See approach.]
Nearest to; next; near to. [This word is superseded by proximate.]

APPROX'IMATE

,
Verb.
T.
To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature.

APPROX'IMATE

,
Verb.
I.
To come near; to approach.

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