Definitions for Approximately
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb

   (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

   "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. approximatelyadverb

   Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. approximately

   An approximation is anything that is intentionally similar but not exactly equal to something else.

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1. approximately

   Approximately refers to an estimated or nearly exact value, amount or quantity, which is not precise or exact but is close enough to the expected or actual value. It is often used when the exactness is not important or the exact figure is not known.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Approximatelyadverb

   with approximation; so as to approximate; nearly

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. approximatelyadverb

   Accurately to the description, amount, quantity or number relating to data, design, proof or fact.

   The quantity surveyor said the quotation can take approximately a specific amount of cement

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 2, 2017  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Approximately' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3483

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Approximately' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3624

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Approximately' in Adverbs Frequency: #252

How to pronounce Approximately?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Approximately in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Approximately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Approximately in a Sentence

1. David Spiegel:

   Lowering those two meant an average cost savings of approximately $338.

2. Johnny Stuen:

   If we succeed in this, this will be negative emissions because the mix of carbon in the waste is approximately 50 to 60 percent biological and 40 to 50 percent fossil, so the biological part of it will be carbon negative, or negative emissions.

3. John Venable of D.C.-based:

   The Chinese began this particular glide vehicle in 2014, they had nine successful tests since then, approximately. The idea that this is new, that this is a revelation that caught the U.S. government by surprise is a misnomer.

4. Jason Boyd:

   On account of mail delays and other factors, many of these children have been left with approximately three weeks to submit applications with potentially life and death consequences.

5. Robert Fisher:

   It's not going to happen anytime soon because approximately one out of three Amazon packages is still delivered by the Postal Service, and it will be skewed towards the places where it's more expensive for them to do it themselves.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Approximately
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Approximately
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approximately
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Approximately