Something or someone that approximates; a tool, method, or device used to make approximations.
From approximate + -or/-er (suffix indicating one who performs an action or thing that does something).
In mathematics, neural networks are powerful approximators—they can learn to approximate any function. It's become a key concept in AI precisely because approximation, not exactness, is often what matters.
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