overapproximate
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overapproximate
Where it comes from
From over- + approximate.
verb overapproximates · overapproximating · overapproximated · over-approximate
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To form an overapproximation of.
This algorithm will always overapproximate the number of possible paths.
Similar: overreckon, overstate, overapproximate, overestimate, overhold, overrate, overthink · Opposite: underapproximate, misunderestimate, sell short, underestimate, underguess, underjudge, underrate, underreckon, understate
Talk about this word "overapproximate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/overapproximate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. overapproximate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/overapproximate "overapproximate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/overapproximate.Cite this
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title = {overapproximate},
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