overapproximate

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verb

To form an overapproximation of.

“This algorithm will always overapproximate the number of possible paths.”

Similar
overreckonoverstateoverestimateoverholdoverrateoverthink
Opposite
underapproximatemisunderestimatesell shortunderestimateunderguess
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Meanings

verboverapproximate (third-person singular simple present overapproximates, present participle overapproximating, simple past and past participle overapproximated)

present singular third person overapproximates · participle present overapproximating · participle past overapproximated · past overapproximated · alternative over-approximate

  1. transitiveTo form an overapproximation of.

    This algorithm will always overapproximate the number of possible paths.

    Synonyms: overreckon, overstate, overestimate, overhold, overrate, overreckon, overstate, overthink · Antonyms: underapproximate, misunderestimate, sell short, underapproximate, underestimate, underguess, underjudge, underrate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo form an overapproximation of.

Similar
overreckonoverstateoverestimateoverholdoverrateoverreckonoverstateoverthink
Opposite
underapproximatemisunderestimatesell shortunderapproximateunderestimateunderguessunderjudgeunderrateunderreckonunderstate
Also see
overestimateoverholdoverrateoverreckonoverstateoverthink

Origin

From over- + approximate.

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APA

overapproximate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overapproximate

MLA

“overapproximate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overapproximate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overapproximate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overapproximate.

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