approximate
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approximate /ə'prɔksimit/
Concise Dictionary- tính từ
- approximate to giống với, giống hệt với
- xấp xỉ, gần đúng
- approximate calculation: phép tính xấp xỉ
- approximate value: giá trị xấp xỉ
- rất gần nhau
- động từ
- gắn với; làm cho gắn với
- xấp xỉ với, gần đúng với; làm cho xấp xỉ với, làm cho gần đúng với
approximates|approximated|approximatingə'prɒksɪmət
verb
+be close or similar
+judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
adj.
+not quite exact or correct
+very close in resemblance
+located close together
Thesaurus Dictionaryverb
+be close or similar
+judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
adj.
+not quite exact or correct
+very close in resemblance
+located close together
adj.
1 rough, inexact, loose, imprecise, estimated, Colloq guestimated, ballpark:
The figures are only approximate, not exact.
v.
2 near, approach, come close to, verge on:
Your estimates approximate those of the budget committee.
3 resemble, approach, look or seem like; simulate:
The laboratory tests on rats approximate the way the virus behaves in humans.
adjective, verb
+ adjective (abbreviation approx) almost correct or accurate, but not completely so; not exact: an approximate number / total / cost + The cost given is only approximate. + Use these figures as an approximate guide in your calculations.
approximately adverb: The journey took approximately seven hours. + The two buildings were approximately equal in size. - ABOUT
+ verb (written)
1 ~ (to) sth to be similar or close to sth in nature, quality, amount, etc., but not exactly the same: [VN] The animals were reared in conditions which approximated the wild as closely as possible. + The total cost will approximate £15 billion. + [V] His story approximates to the facts that we already know.
2 [VN] to calculate or estimate sth fairly accurately: a formula for approximating the weight of a horse
+ adjective (abbreviation approx) almost correct or accurate, but not completely so; not exact: an approximate number / total / cost + The cost given is only approximate. + Use these figures as an approximate guide in your calculations.
approximately adverb: The journey took approximately seven hours. + The two buildings were approximately equal in size. - ABOUT
+ verb (written)
1 ~ (to) sth to be similar or close to sth in nature, quality, amount, etc., but not exactly the same: [VN] The animals were reared in conditions which approximated the wild as closely as possible. + The total cost will approximate £15 billion. + [V] His story approximates to the facts that we already know.
2 [VN] to calculate or estimate sth fairly accurately: a formula for approximating the weight of a horse
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