approximate

US /əˈprɑːk.sə.mət/

UK /əˈprɑːk.sə.mət/

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close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact

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The approximate cost of the repair is $500.

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We need an approximate number of attendees for the event.

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rough estimated close near guessed

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to come close or be similar to something

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The results approximated our initial predictions.

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We need to approximate the value of pi to four decimal places.

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estimate gauge calculate roughly come close to be similar to

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approximately