Approximately vs Approximate - What's the difference?
approximately | approximate | Related terms |
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To come near to; to approach.
To estimate.
Approximate is a derived term of approximately.
Approximate is a related term of approximately.
As an adverb approximately
is imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.As an adjective approximate is
approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.As a verb approximate is
to carry or advance near; to cause to approach.approximately
English
Alternative forms
* (abbreviation)Adverb
(-)- In every box of matches there are approximately 40 matchsticks.
- Per 100g of chocolate there are approximately 11.6g of saturated fat.
- ...approximately 60 beats per minute.
Synonyms
* around, near, nearly, almost, about, loosely, roughly, close toAntonyms
* accurately, definitely, exactly, preciselySee also
* circaapproximate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Approximate results or values.
- To help carry out its mission, NASA's Genesis spacecraft has on board an ion monitor to record the speed, density, temperature and approximate composition of the solar wind ions.
Antonyms
* exact, preciseDerived terms
() * approximately * approximation * approximativeVerb
(approximat)- To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. --Burke.
- The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse.
Quotations
When you follow two separate chains of thought, Watson, you will find some point of intersection which should approximate to the truth.
— Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
