I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a rough/approximate estimate (= not exact )
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Can you give me a rough estimate of how much the repairs will cost?
an approximate/rough figure
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He gave us an approximate figure for the cost of the repairs.
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■ NOUN
number
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To achieve this aim a measure of approximate number of letters in a word is needed.
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You should enter an approximate number of 512 byte blocks which this media type can hold.
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The optimum size of hash table can only be determined if the approximate number of items to be stored is known.
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Approximate journey time to London is four hours.
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An expert could give you the approximate value of the painting.
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Our approximate time of arrival will be 10.30.
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Please state on the form the approximate value of all your household goods.
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The approximate cost of materials for the class should be around $25.
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The measurements are approximate , but I think they'll do.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A more successful variant is one for use with approximate quantities.
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It is possible to make approximate allowance for backspace by releasing the source-machine off play-pause about one second late.
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Not all old photographs are dated, but internal evidence may help to establish an approximate date.
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The size of symbols indicates the approximate error associated with individual readings.
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The time ranges associated with these compositions are rather approximate , but are in general still perfectly valid.
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The weather forecaster does as he should: he attempts to give the approximate atmospheric conditions for the next few days.
II. verb
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■ ADVERB
closely
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Richly-decorated Saloon Bars more closely approximate to the modern idea of a Victorian pub.
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Click on one that most closely approximates the deck you want to build.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His snoring approximated the sound of a jet taking off.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Click on one that most closely approximates the deck you want to build.
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For this reason concentrations of potentially interfering metal ions approximating the serum levels are used in the standards.
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However, if review is drawn too broadly it will approximate to appeal on the merits.
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It approximates to a miniature octavo book, while others in the Dolls' House library are more like reduced folios.
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It becomes critical that the algorithm or program approximates sufficiently, or disaster can occur Smart materials make the situation even worse.
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Sunlight is absorbed by dark surface materials and heats the surface to temperatures that sometimes approximate normal room temperature on Earth.
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That approximated a factor analysis and is conceptually easier to explain.
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The ultimate beauty of the Old Course is that it is not fair, and in that it approximates life.