Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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approximate | No | Yes | Yes | No |
quantise | No | No | Yes | No |
approximate (adjective) | quantise (adjective) |
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located close together | |
very close in resemblance | |
not quite exact or correct |
approximate (verb) | quantise (verb) |
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judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) | apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor |
be close or similar | approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values |