approximative
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All that we can do is to approximate to the meaning that he gave to them, remembering that our translation of them into the language of to-day can be approximative only.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Facts, when he goes on to verify his theories, will leave him with a very few primary actions of law, a very faint approximative theory; because his theories, in plain English, will not work.
From Roman and the Teuton by Kingsley, Charles
Except with regard to Spain and the United States, most of the existing commercial statistics of Cuba, prior to 1899, are fragmentary and merely approximative.
From Cuba, Old and New by Robinson, Albert G. (Albert Gardner)
Finally, in ancient times notes were not defined as they are to-day and their value was approximative only.
From On the Execution of Music, and Principally of Ancient Music by Saint-Saëns, Camille
Instances of the alternation, either total or approximative, of these principles are many and familiar.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator by Various
