approximated
approximated is the simple past and past participle of approximate.
Meaning of approximate
Verb
approximate (third-person singular simple present approximates, present participle approximating, simple past and past participle approximated)
- To estimate.
- I approximated the value of pi by taking 22 divided by 7.
- To come near to; to approach.
- When you follow two separate chains of thought, Watson, you will find some point of intersection which should approximate to the truth.1911, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
- To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
- to approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC
Adjective
approximated (not comparable)
- Calculated by approximation
Words formed from approximated
Questions about approximated
- What does approximated mean?
- Approximated means calculated by approximation.
- What is approximated the simple past and past participle of?
- Approximated is the simple past and past participle of approximate.
- What part of speech is approximated?
- Approximated is an adjective.
Words near approximated in the dictionary
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