Approximately
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Approximately is an adverb meaning Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
Meaning
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
Example Sentences
approximately 60 beats per minute
In every box of matches there are approximately 40 matchsticks.
Per 100 g of chocolate there is approximately 11.6 g of saturated fat.
Returning to our own epistemic situation, we do not know the sense in which quantum mechanics and relativity will be taken to be approximately true after their descriptive infelicities are addressed.
Synonyms for approximately
Depending on context, synonyms include about, almost, approaching, around, circa, close.
Antonyms for approximately
Common opposites include exactly, accurately, definitely, precisely.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include some, about, around, roughly, nearly, almost.
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