approximating
91approximate — I UK [əˈprɒksɪmət] / US [əˈprɑksɪmət] adjective a) not exact, but close to an exact amount, number, time etc the approximate cost of repairs/time of death b) not exact or accurate, but good enough to be useful I can give you an approximate idea… …
92Approximate — 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. [1913 Webster] To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …
93Approximated — Approximate 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. [1913 Webster] To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. Burke. [1913… …
94Half — Half, adv. In an equal part or degree; in some part approximating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half colored, half done, half hearted, half persuaded, half conscious. Half loth and half consenting. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Their children… …
95Hemispheroidal — Hem i*sphe*roid al, a. Resembling, or approximating to, a hemisphere in form. [1913 Webster] …
96cold-blooded — adjective Date: 1595 1. a. done or acting without consideration, compunction, or clemency < cold blooded murder > b. matter of fact, emotionless < a cold blooded assessment > 2. having cold blood …
97goodness of fit — Date: 1895 the conformity between an experimental result and theoretical expectation or between data and an approximating curve …
98ring-tailed — adjective Date: 1729 1. having a tail marked with rings of differing colors 2. having a tail carried in a form approximating a circle < a ring tailed Afghan hound > …
99Simpson's rule — noun Etymology: Thomas Simpson died 1761 English mathematician Date: circa 1875 a method for approximating the area under a curve over a given interval that involves partitioning the interval by an odd number n + 1 of equally spaced ordinates and …
100viola da gamba — noun (plural violas da gamba or viole da gamba) Etymology: Italian, leg viol Date: 1597 a bass member of the viol family having a range approximating the cello • violist da gamba noun …
