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Analogous vs Approximate - What's the difference?

analogous | approximate |

As adjectives the difference between analogous and approximate

is that analogous is having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion;—often followed by "to" while approximate is approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

As a verb approximate is

to carry or advance near; to cause to approach.

analogous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion;—often followed by "to".
  • * 2013 , Martina Hyde, Is the pope Catholic?'' (in ''The Guardian , 20 September 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/20/is-pope-catholic-atheists-gay-people-abortion]
    • After all, if we think of the Vatican as a vast and hugely successful multinational corporation, then this interview would appear to be the equivalent of a profits warning. At the very least, it would seem to be tinkering with the formula of the biggest spiritual brand in the world, analogous to Coca-Cola changing its famous recipe in 1985.
  • * Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. --De Quincey.
  • * Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. --J. H. Newman.

    • Synonyms

    * (having analogy) correspondent, like, similar, comparable, parallel

    Related terms

    * analog * analogic * analogical * analogue * analogy

    References

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    approximate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
  • Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
    • Approximate results or values.
    To help carry out its mission, NASA's Genesis spacecraft has on board an ion monitor to record the speed, density, temperature and approximate composition of the solar wind ions.

    Antonyms

    * exact, precise

    Derived terms

    () * approximately * approximation * approximative

    Verb

    (approximat)
  • To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
    • To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. --Burke.
  • To come near to; to approach.
    • The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse.
  • To estimate.

    • Quotations

    When you follow two separate chains of thought, Watson, you will find some point of intersection which should approximate to the truth.
    — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax