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over-approximate

over-approximate is the alternative spelling of overapproximate.

Meaning of overapproximate

Verb

overapproximate (third-person singular simple present overapproximates, present participle overapproximating, simple past and past participle overapproximated)

  1. (transitive) To form an overapproximation of.
    • This algorithm will always overapproximate the number of possible paths.

Forms of over-approximate

third-person singular presentover-approximates
present participleover-approximating
past participleover-approximated
pastover-approximated

Questions about over-approximate

What is over-approximate the alternative spelling of?
Over-approximate is the alternative spelling of overapproximate.

Words near over-approximate in the dictionary

  1. over-age
  2. over-and-under
  3. over-and-unders
  4. over-Annie-over
  5. over-anxious
  6. over-approximate
  7. over-approximated
  8. over-approximates
  9. over-approximating
  10. over-approximation
  11. over-approximations

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