Used in a Sentence

approximative

How to use approximative in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for approximative.

Editorial note

I think it’s good to recognize that medicine, like any field, is approximative and imperfect.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of approximative gathered in one view.

adjective

not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for approximative.

adjective

not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"

Example sentences

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I think it’s good to recognize that medicine, like any field, is approximative and imperfect.

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One thing to consider is that the approximative power of a given parametric function is not the only criterium.

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Assemble, then upload the picture of face it needs to recognize, approximative coordinates and press the "take-off" button.

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Crawling the web, building the index and removing spam costs more or less the same in terms of R&D if you aim for an approximative identical standard of search quality in the search engine.

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Asking does program X have any non-trivial property G is impossible to do in the general case, so we find an approximative solution that can answer this in most of the cases.

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Even if scientific facts are approximative, they are at least rooted in physical reality; whereas opinions and norms simply relate to preferences and conventions.

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How is a fast approximative algorithm better than a slightly slower exact one?Most software done by bio"informaticians" seems sub-par, both in implementation and in theoretical properties.

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Instead of describing the world in terms of trajectories, initial conditions and dynamical laws, in constructor theory laws are about which physical transformations are possible and which are impossible, and why. This powerful switch has the potential to bring all sorts of interesting fields, currently regarded as inherently approximative, into fundamental physics.

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And please no "they wear masks" and "they wash hands" bullshit, because there are no more masks in Japan for months now and hygiene is approximative at best - and apart form closed schools it's pretty much business as usual in Japan so there is virtually no reason why the virus would not run its course here as well.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use approximative in a sentence?

I think it’s good to recognize that medicine, like any field, is approximative and imperfect.

What does approximative mean?

not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"

What part of speech is approximative?

approximative is commonly used as adjective.