Definition of Approximately

1. Adverb. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct. "20 or so people were at the party"


Definition of Approximately

1. adv. With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.

Definition of Approximately

1. Adverb. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Approximately

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Approximately

approver
approvers
approves
approving
approvingly
approx
approx.
approximability
approximable
approximal
approximant
approximants
approximate
approximate range
approximated
approximately (current term)
approximates
approximating
approximation
approximation algorithm
approximation suture
approximations
approximative
approximatively
approximativeness
approximator
approximators
apps
appt
appt.

Literary usage of Approximately

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1915)
"In other words, approximately 63 per cent, of the schools listed have 336 courses—or, 37 per cent, of all the schools (598) have 336 courses. ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The horizontal axis is b, the vertical axis is c, and the axis approximately perpendicular to the paper is a. Figure 11. Stereoscopic diagram for the ..."

3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1904)
"Mass (in the second pair of experiments) approximately 88 grammes. ... Mass approximately 192 grammes, calorimeter E, fall of temperature approximately 4°-5 ..."

4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"However, their use of other opiates was approximately the same and their use of ... approximately 2/3 of the persons questioned felt inconvenienced by other ..."

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