approximate
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Is approximate a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (botany) Drawn close together, but not united.
noun (English)
1. (rare) An approximate result or quantity.rare
verb (English)
1. (ambitransitive) To estimate.Examples: "I approximated the value of pi by taking 22 divided by 7."; "As yet, we don't know what the comparable figures will be like for the current financial year which ends in March 2022, but we can have a good stab at approximating them."ambitransitive
2. (transitive) To come near to; to approach.Examples: "When you follow two separate chains of thought, Watson, you will find some point of intersection which should approximate to the truth."; "The telescope approximates perfection."transitive
3. (transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.Examples: "to approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature"transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary