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The phrase 'to approximate' is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to indicate that something is near to a number or an amount, but not exact. For example: "The size of the house was estimated to approximate 4,000 square feet".
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to approximate
verb
To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
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It worked nicely to approximate the texture.
Would that begin to approximate justice?
"I'm doing everything I can to approximate his life".
Nor did there seem to be any particular attempt to approximate styles or mediums.
His face was covered with a mask, moulded to approximate a human face.
(The furnishings, meant to approximate what was originally in the house, were borrowed for the shoot).
For colors, Ms. Hannah said, try to approximate the colors in the room.
Accusations and counterpunches aside, there are ways to approximate Hemingway's kills.
The percentages were designed to approximate the real breakdown of hunger in the world.
Might have to lose a little muscle bulk though, to approximate Huth's beanpole physique.
Compared to approximate solutions Eqs.
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