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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

overapproximate en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + approximate.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To form an overapproximation of.
    • This algorithm will always overapproximate the number of possible paths.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overapproximates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overapproximating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overapproximated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overapproximated Tense=Past lexicographic
over-approximate alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

understate · underguess · underjudge · underreckon · underrate · underapproximate · underapproximate · sell short · misunderestimate · underestimate

Synonyms

overrate · overstate · overestimate · overhold · overreckon · overapproximate · overreckon · overthink · overstate