Approximated
Definition
An etymological or bookish spelling variant for the word 'aproximat'; having been evaluated or determined in an estimated manner, not being perfectly exact or mathematically rigorous, but close enough to reality to be utilized for practical purposes. In a technical sense, it describes the state of a result or measurement whose value includes an acceptable tolerance according to industrial standards.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Approximated
- Estimated value
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Past participle of the verb 'approxima', functionally stabilized as an independent descriptive adjective. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | /a.proksi.ˈmat/ |
| Source | Lexicon of Engineering Standards and Numerical Metrology |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Numărul approximat de participanți la conferința de chimie a depășit așteptările comitetului de organizare.
EN: The approximated number of participants at the chemistry conference exceeded the organizing committee's expectations.
RO: Inginerul a prezentat un grafic cu volumul approximat de apă pe care barajul îl poate reține în caz de inundații.
EN: The engineer presented a chart with the approximated volume of water that the dam can retain in case of flooding.
RO: După ce datele au fost procesate și algoritmul a rulat, am obținut un model tridimensional complet approximat.
EN: After the data were processed and the algorithm ran, we obtained a fully approximated three-dimensional model.
Idioms & Phrases
Calcul approximat / Approximated calculation
RO: Operație matematică rapidă efectuată prin rotunjirea termenilor pentru a obține o estimare de ordin de mărime.
EN: A quick mathematical operation performed by rounding terms to obtain an order-of-magnitude estimation.
Rezultat brut approximat / Roughly approximated result
RO: Valoare preliminară obținută în prima fază a unui experiment, înainte de aplicarea corecțiilor fine de laborator.
EN: A preliminary value obtained in the first phase of an experiment, before applying fine laboratory corrections.
Timp approximat de execuție / Approximated execution time
RO: Interval cronologic estimat de un sistem software pentru a finaliza procesarea unui pachet masiv de date.
EN: A chronological interval estimated by a software system to complete the processing of a massive data package.
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