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View definitions for approximate

approximate

adjective as in almost accurate, exact

adjective as in inexact

adjective as in similar

adjective as in near

verb as in come close

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Many argue that while hard to measure, cognitive diversity can be approximated by demographics.

His explanation for this time frame is that it approximates the debt refinancing cycle because the weighted average maturity of that debt is just over five years.

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At this point, with the search for sunken vessels still in its infancy, Throckmorton was among the world’s greatest experts in dating the approximate age of a shipwreck.

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Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office police reports show that the investigation took 36 hours, at an approximate cost of $1,744.68.

But Dek is the approximate size of a large human, a veritable runt in a race of beings that are typically between 7 and 8 feet tall.

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