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overapproximate

overapproximate verb: to form an overapproximation of.

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.

Synonyms of overapproximate

Antonyms

Forms of overapproximate

third-person singular presentoverapproximates
present participleoverapproximating
past participleoverapproximated
pastoverapproximated
alternative formover-approximate

Origin of overapproximate

From over- + approximate.

Questions about overapproximate

What does overapproximate mean?
Overapproximate means to form an overapproximation of.
What part of speech is overapproximate?
Overapproximate is a verb.
What is the past tense of overapproximate?
The past tense of overapproximate is overapproximated.

Words near overapproximate in the dictionary

  1. overappraised
  2. overappraises
  3. overappraising
  4. overappreciated
  5. overapprehensive
  6. overapproximate
  7. overapproximated
  8. overapproximates
  9. overapproximating
  10. overapproximation
  11. overapproximations

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