Meaning of approximate

Definition of approximate

(adj) not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
(verb) be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"
(noun) a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body

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