approximatedadj.
Brought close; nearly reached; approximate.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [adjective]
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rough1561
propinquec1570
close1719
approximated1789
proximate1796
approximate1816
approximative1830
ballpark1960
the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] > brought near
approximated1847
the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > approximating or approaching > approximated or nearly reached
approximated1847
1789 Morgan in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 79 50 The approximated values of the three joint lives.
1847 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 237 Intermediate coxæ approximated.
1856 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters IV. 368 An approximated perfection.
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