approximative

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To man is denied supreme unity, but here he finds approximative unity.

From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto

The volcano, so far as I know, has never been ascended, and its reported height, 16,500 feet, is probably the approximative estimate of some Russian officer.

From Tent Life in Siberia by Kennan, George

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

If anything in this world can give you an approximative idea of this exquisitely perfumed movement, it is the dance for the piccolos in the Almée of Felicien David.

From The Cross of Berny by Fendall, Florence

But individual communities are not therefore warranted in being content with proceeding to bear a testimony for it on a principle of approximative expediency.

From The Ordinance of Covenanting by Cunningham, John