Approximate - Definition

adj 1: not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10
o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate" [syn:
approximate, approximative, rough]
2: very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate
likeness"; "a near likeness" [syn: approximate, near]
3: located close together; "with heads close together";
"approximate leaves grow together but are not united" [syn:
approximate, close together(p)]
v 1: be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" [syn:
approximate, come close]
2: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or
time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" [syn:
estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge]