Similar vs Approximate - What's the difference?
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Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
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That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
(homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To come near to; to approach.
To estimate.
As adjectives the difference between similar and approximate
is that similar is having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable while approximate is approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.As a noun similar
is that which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.As a verb approximate is
to carry or advance near; to cause to approach.similar
English
(wikipedia similar)Adjective
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Synonyms
* (with common characteristics) akin, alike, comparable, identical, same, twinAntonyms
* (alike) different, unlikeNoun
(en noun)External links
* * 1000 English basic words ----approximate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- 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, preciseDerived terms
() * approximately * approximation * approximativeVerb
(approximat)- To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. --Burke.
- The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse.
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