approximative
- a word derived from approximate.
- a word derived from approximation.
Example Sentences
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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 riddle of the universe, like less important riddles, is unravelled only by approximative trials, and the most brilliant discoverers have usually been the bravest guessers.
From The Unseen World and Other Essays by Fiske, John
But as most of the equations in our calculation are approximative, I prefer that the element of gravitation should be handled in a general way.
From A Strange Discovery by Dake, Charles Romyn
But a very probable approximative one can be arrived at, thanks to a clue supplied by the same Nabonidus, last King of Babylon, who settled the Sargon question for us so unexpectedly.
From Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria by Ragozin, Zénaïde A. (Zénaïde Alexeïevna)
No rational thinker hopes to discover more than some few primary actions of law, and some approximative theory of growth.
From Roman and the Teuton by Kingsley, Charles
