Approximate vs. Equivalent
Difference Between Approximate and Equivalent
Approximate➦
Almost exact or correct
the approximate time of the accident.
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Equivalent➦
equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
one unit is equivalent to one glass of wine
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Approximate➦
Very similar; closely resembling
sketched an approximate likeness of the suspect.
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Equivalent➦
a person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
the French equivalent of the Bank of England
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Approximate➦
(Botany) Close together but not united.
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Equivalent➦
the mass of a particular substance that can combine with or displace one gram of hydrogen or eight grams of oxygen, used in expressing combining powers, especially of elements.
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Approximate➦
To come close to; be nearly the same as
This meat substitute approximates the real thing.
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Equivalent➦
Equal, as in value, force, or meaning.
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Approximate➦
To bring near.
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Equivalent➦
Having similar or identical effects.
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Approximate➦
To bring together, as cut edges of tissue.
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Equivalent➦
Being essentially equal, all things considered
a wish that was equivalent to a command.
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Approximate➦
To come near or close, as in degree, nature, or quality.
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Equivalent➦
Capable of being put into a one-to-one relationship. Used of two sets.
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Approximate➦
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
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Equivalent➦
Having virtually identical or corresponding parts.
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Approximate➦
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
approximate results or values
NASA's Genesis spacecraft has on board an ion monitor to record the speed, density, temperature and approximate composition of the solar wind ions.
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Equivalent➦
Of or relating to corresponding elements under an equivalence relation.
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Approximate➦
(ambitransitive) To estimate.
I approximated the value of pi by taking 22 divided by 7.
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Equivalent➦
(Chemistry) Having the same ability to combine.
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Approximate➦
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
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Equivalent➦
(Logic) Having equivalence
equivalent propositions.
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Approximate➦
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
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Equivalent➦
Something that is essentially equal to another
"The hand is not the biological equivalent of a hammer or a screwdriver.
the hand is a multipurpose tool like a Swiss Army knife" (Jonathan Gottschall).
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Approximate➦
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
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Equivalent➦
(Chemistry) Equivalent weight.
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Approximate➦
Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values.
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Equivalent➦
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
To burn calories, a thirty-minute jog is equivalent to a couple of hamburgers.
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Approximate➦
To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature.
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Equivalent➦
(mathematics) Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
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Approximate➦
To come near to; to approach.
The telescope approximates perfection.
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Equivalent➦
(mathematics) Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
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Approximate➦
To draw; to approach.
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Equivalent➦
(chemistry) Having the equal ability to combine.
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Approximate➦
be close or similar;
Her results approximate my own
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Equivalent➦
(cartography) Of a map, equal-area.
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Approximate➦
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time);
I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
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Equivalent➦
(geometry) Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.
A square may be equivalent to a triangle.
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Approximate➦
not quite exact or correct;
the approximate time was 10 o'clock
a rough guess
a ballpark estimate
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Equivalent➦
Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
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Approximate➦
very close in resemblance;
sketched in an approximate likeness
a near likeness
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Equivalent➦
(chemistry) An equivalent weight.
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Approximate➦
located close together;
with heads close together
approximate leaves grow together but are not united
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Equivalent➦
(transitive) To make equivalent to; to equal.
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Equivalent➦
Equal in worth or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning.
For now to serve and to minister, servile and ministerial, are terms equivalent.
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Equivalent➦
Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; - applied to magnitudes; as, a square may be equivalent to a triangle.
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Equivalent➦
Contemporaneous in origin; as, the equivalent strata of different countries.
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Equivalent➦
Something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth, weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage done.
He owned that, if the Test Act were repealed, the Protestants were entitled to some equivalent. . . . During some weeks the word equivalent, then lately imported from France, was in the mouths of all the coffeehouse orators.
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Equivalent➦
That comparative quantity by weight of an element which possesses the same chemical value as other elements, as determined by actual experiment and reference to the same standard. Specifically: (a) The comparative proportions by which one element replaces another in any particular compound; thus, as zinc replaces hydrogen in hydrochloric acid, their equivalents are 32.5 and 1. (b) The combining proportion by weight of a substance, or the number expressing this proportion, in any particular compound; as, the equivalents of hydrogen and oxygen in water are respectively 1 and 8, and in hydric dioxide 1 and 16.
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Equivalent➦
A combining unit, whether an atom, a radical, or a molecule; as, in acid salt two or more equivalents of acid unite with one or more equivalents of base.
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Equivalent➦
To make the equivalent to; to equal; equivalence.
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Equivalent➦
a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc;
send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps
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Equivalent➦
the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
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Equivalent➦
equal in amount or value;
like amounts
equivalent amounts
the same amount
gave one six blows and the other a like number
an equal number
the same number
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Equivalent➦
being essentially equal to something;
it was as good as gold
a wish that was equivalent to a command
his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt
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