approximates

P4460
predicate

Indicates that one entity is close to, but not exactly equal to, the value, form, or behavior of another entity.

All labels observed (51)

Label Occurrences
similarTo 1,612
roughlyCorrespondsTo 131
simulates 108

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: approximates
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is close to, but not exactly equal to, the value, form, or behavior of another entity.

Sample triples (2,188)

Subject Object
Germania parts of modern Belgium via predicate surface "roughlyCorrespondsTo"
Germania parts of modern Luxembourg via predicate surface "roughlyCorrespondsTo"
Germania parts of modern France via predicate surface "roughlyCorrespondsTo"
Germania parts of modern Switzerland via predicate surface "roughlyCorrespondsTo"
Germania parts of modern Austria via predicate surface "roughlyCorrespondsTo"
Germania parts of modern Czech Republic via predicate surface "roughlyCorrespondsTo"
Germania parts of modern Poland via predicate surface "roughlyCorrespondsTo"
Germania parts of modern Denmark via predicate surface "roughlyCorrespondsTo"
Earth gravity model normal gravity field
Earth gravity model gravity anomalies
Atlantic white-sided dolphin white-beaked dolphin via predicate surface "similarTo"
Menetou-Salon Sancerre via predicate surface "similarTo"
Menetou-Salon Sancerre via predicate surface "similarTo"
surface form: Pouilly-Fumé
Orcus Pluto via predicate surface "similarTo"
Służba Bezpieczeństwa East German Stasi via predicate surface "similarTo"
surface form: Stasi
Służba Bezpieczeństwa KGB via predicate surface "similarTo"
Służba Bezpieczeństwa Securitate via predicate surface "similarTo"
Sucha Beskidzka Castle Wawel Castle in Kraków via predicate surface "similarTo"
surface form: Wawel Castle
Landau theory of second-order phase transitions microscopic interactions by effective parameters
aloo paratha paratha via predicate surface "similarTo"
aloo paratha stuffed naan via predicate surface "similarTo"
Stadtholder of Drenthe Stadtholder of Holland via predicate surface "similarTo"
Stadtholder of Drenthe Stadtholder of Friesland via predicate surface "similarTo"
Stadtholder of Drenthe Stadtholder of Groningen via predicate surface "similarTo"
Fibonacci sequence F(n) ≈ φ^n / √5 via predicate surface "asymptoticForm"
Deputy Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives via predicate surface "similarTo"
Deputy Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly via predicate surface "similarTo"
Nipponbashi Den Den Town Akihabara via predicate surface "similarTo"
Upper Peru Bolivia via predicate surface "roughlyCorrespondsTo"
National Scenic Area Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty via predicate surface "similarTo"
National Scenic Area National Park (United Kingdom) via predicate surface "similarTo"
Toowoomba Royal Show Ekka via predicate surface "similarTo"
ideal gas law real gas behavior via predicate surface "approximationOf"
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Park (United Kingdom) via predicate surface "similarTo"
Dwarfie Stane Mediterranean rock-cut tombs via predicate surface "similarTo"
Carlo man via predicate surface "meaningApproximate"
Carlo free man via predicate surface "meaningApproximate"
board of regents board of trustees via predicate surface "similarTo"
board of regents university council via predicate surface "similarTo"
Born approximation in scattering theory
surface form: Born approximation
scattering amplitude
Born approximation in scattering theory
surface form: Born approximation
transition matrix element (T-matrix)
Bethe–Salpeter equation ladder approximation via predicate surface "approximation"
Bethe–Salpeter equation rainbow–ladder approximation via predicate surface "approximation"
Bethe–Feynman formula for nuclear explosions total explosive yield via predicate surface "estimates"
Bethe–Feynman formula for nuclear explosions fraction of material fissioned via predicate surface "estimates"
Bethe–Feynman formula for nuclear explosions power as a function of time via predicate surface "estimates"
Chilean Matorral California chaparral and woodlands via predicate surface "similarTo"
Chilean Matorral Mediterranean forests, woodlands and scrub via predicate surface "similarTo"
surface form: Mediterranean Basin shrublands and woodlands
Chilean Matorral Southwest Australia Mediterranean-climate shrublands via predicate surface "similarTo"
Chilean Matorral Cape Floral Region Protected Areas via predicate surface "similarTo"
surface form: Cape Region fynbos