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Practically vs Approximately - What's the difference?

practically | approximately |

As adverbs the difference between practically and approximately

is that practically is in practice; in effect. Not necessarily officially the case but what actually occurs while approximately is imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

practically

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In practice; in effect. Not necessarily officially the case but what actually occurs.
  • Almost completely; almost entirely
  • With respect to practices or a practice.

    • Usage notes

    * Practical-minded is nearly four times as common as practically -minded in books.

    Antonyms

    * impractically

    approximately

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (abbreviation)

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
    • 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 to

    Antonyms

    * accurately, definitely, exactly, precisely

    Related terms

    * approximate

    See also

    * circa