different between approximation vs proximate

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??p??ks??me??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??p??ks??me??n/

Noun

approximation (countable and uncountable, plural approximations)

1. The act, process or result of approximating.
2. (mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
3. (medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.

Derived terms

• approximation problem
• approximation property
• approximation theory

Translations

See also

• interpolation

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.p??k.si.ma.sj??/

Noun

approximation f (plural approximations)

1. approximation; an imprecise solution.

Further reading

• “approximation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Late Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare (“to draw near, approach”), from Latin proximus (“nearest”), superlative of prope (“near”).

Adjective

proximate (not comparable)

1. Close or closest; adjacent.
2. (law) Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.
3. About to take place; impending.

Synonyms

• (close): near, nigh; see also Thesaurus:near
• (about to take place): imminent, in the offing, pending; see also Thesaurus:impending

Antonyms

• (close): distant, far; see also Thesaurus:distant
• (w.r.t. causes): ultimate

Derived terms

• proximate cause
• proximately

Translations

Noun

proximate (plural proximates)

1. (linguistics) A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person.

Related terms

• approximate
• approximation
• approximator
• proximity

See also

• obviative

Further reading

• proximate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• proximate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Latin

Verb

proxim?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of proxim?