approximator

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person, method, or device that produces an approximate value or representation

   The algorithm acts as an approximator when an exact solution would take too long to compute.

From approximate + the agent suffix -or. Approximate comes from Latin approximare, 'to bring near,' from ad- ('toward') + proximus ('nearest'); an approximator brings a result near an exact value.

Topics

External links

• Cambridge Dictionary
• Wiktionary
• Google Images