what is approximate?

Answer 1

Definitions of approximate on the Web:
• not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
• be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"
• very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
• estimate: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
• located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
• An approximation is an inexact representation of something that is still close enough to be useful. Although approximation is most often applied to numbers, it is also frequently applied to such things as mathematical functions, shapes, and physical laws.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approximate
• near to, near together; (antennæ) close together at base.
www.biology.lsu.edu/heydrjay/ThomasSay/terms.html
• price per person; in some instances children pay less (this is not always indicated in the listing)
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Answer 2

The word approximate is from the Latin approximatus meaning to approach or come near.
An approximation is an educated guess - close but probably not exactly the right answer.
For example, "Its approximately 240,000 miles from Earth to the Moon").

People often use the word "about" instead of approximate (simply because most people don't know how to spell big words anymore).

Answer 3

Approximate means "almost equal".

Answer 4

approximate means about there, but not quite. kinda like a cross between almost and slightly above.

Answer 5

Something near to perfection But not Quite. Its like being secong to the Winner .You almost won but it wasnt good enough.
When target was aimed but the Mark was missed.

Answer 6

like 'round', for example: 0.956 aproximate to 1

Answer 7

i agree with Miss Shoes.