APPROXIMATELY

approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so

(adverb) (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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

approximately (not comparable)

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

Synonyms: around, near, nearly, Thesaurus:approximately

Antonyms: accurately, definitely, exactly, precisely

Source: Wiktionary

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Ap*prox"i*mate*ly, adv.

Definition: With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.

APPROXIMATE

Ap*prox"i*mate, a. Etym: [L. approximatus, p. p. of approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See Proximate.]

1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values. Approximate quantities (Math.), those which are nearly, but not, equal.

Ap*prox"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Approximated; p. pr. & vb. n. Approximating.]

1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. Burke.

2. To come near to; to approach. The telescope approximates perfection. J. Morse.

Ap*prox"i*mate, v. i.

Definition: To draw; to approach.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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