approximate
English Thesaurus
1. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | quantise, quantize, |
| definition | : | approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | misgauge, |
| definition | : | gauge something incorrectly or improperly (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | place, put, set, |
| definition | : | estimate (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | give, |
| definition | : | estimate the duration or outcome of something (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | assess, |
| definition | : | estimate the value of (property) for taxation (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | make, |
| definition | : | calculate as being (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | count, reckon, |
| definition | : | take account of (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | truncate, |
| definition | : | approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | guesstimate, |
| definition | : | estimate based on a calculation (verb.communication) |
2. be close or similar (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | resemble, |
| definition | : | appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | approach, border on, |
| definition | : | come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character (verb.stative) |
3. located close together (adj.all)
| similar | : | close, |
| definition | : | at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other (adj.all) |
4. very close in resemblance (adj.all)
| similar | : | close, |
| definition | : | close in relevance or relationship (adj.all) |
5. not quite exact or correct (adj.all)
| similar | : | inexact, |
| definition | : | not exact (adj.all) |
6. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | estimate, estimation, |
| definition | : | a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | judgement, judging, judgment, |
| definition | : | the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | appraisal, estimate, estimation, |
| definition | : | a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | estimate, |
| definition | : | a statement indicating the likely cost of some job (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | evaluator, judge, |
| definition | : | an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | guesser, |
| definition | : | a person who guesses (noun.person) |
7. not quite exact or correct (adj.all)
8. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | estimate, estimation, |
| definition | : | a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | judgement, judging, judgment, |
| definition | : | the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | appraisal, estimate, estimation, |
| definition | : | a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | estimate, |
| definition | : | a statement indicating the likely cost of some job (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | evaluator, judge, |
| definition | : | an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | guesser, |
| definition | : | a person who guesses (noun.person) |
9. not quite exact or correct (adj.all)
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