APPROXIMATED
Verb
approximated
simple past tense and past participle of approximate
Adjective
approximated (not comparable)
Calculated by approximation
Source: Wiktionary
APPROXIMATE
Ap*prox"i*mate, a. Etym: [L. approximatus, p. p. of approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See Proximate.]
1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values. Approximate quantities (Math.), those which are nearly, but not, equal.
Ap*prox"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Approximated; p. pr. & vb. n. Approximating.]
1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. Burke.
2. To come near to; to approach. The telescope approximates perfection. J. Morse.
Ap*prox"i*mate, v. i.
Definition: To draw; to approach.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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