approximative

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On the one hand, it is a record of the exact determination and approximative analysis of the electric phenomena presented by living beings.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

The ear is only a guide to the harmony of a Period, and often tempts us into the feebleness of expletives or approximative expressions for the sake of a cadence.

From The Principles of Success in Literature by Lewes, George Henry

And we also are without the means for any, not to say accurate, but fair approximative estimate of the proportion of this expenditure which may be incurred for, and duly chargeable against the colonies.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 by Various

The volcano, so far as I know, has never been ascended, and its reported height, 16,500 feet, is probably the approximative estimate of some Russian officer.

From Tent Life in Siberia by Kennan, George

The reader can therefore procure from the statistics of these periods only an approximative idea of the values of crops and the wealth created by their passing into trade.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 by Various