Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an approximate manner; by approximation; nearly; closely.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb
Imprecise but close to inquantity oramount .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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Examples
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We continued to expect the global CRM market to grow at a mid single digit rate, which we define as approximately 4% to 6% growth on a constant currency basis.
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In fact I hadn’t seen him since our ice cream date three weeks earlier—and by “our ice cream date” I mean “that time he and I and four of our friends went to get ice cream and Scott said my name approximately once.”
mostly good girls Leila Sales 2010
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In fact I hadn’t seen him since our ice cream date three weeks earlier—and by “our ice cream date” I mean “that time he and I and four of our friends went to get ice cream and Scott said my name approximately once.”
mostly good girls Leila Sales 2010
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In fact I hadn’t seen him since our ice cream date three weeks earlier—and by “our ice cream date” I mean “that time he and I and four of our friends went to get ice cream and Scott said my name approximately once.”
mostly good girls Leila Sales 2010
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Senate forecasts are more difficult due to the small sample sizes, but going into last night the GOP was predicted to gain approximately seven seats; they appear likely to pick up six.
Brendan Nyhan: A First Take on Election 2010 Brendan Nyhan 2010
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The routine practice of taking two films annually for each breast results in approximately 0.5 rad (radiation absorbed dose) exposure.
Samuel S. Epstein: Breast Cancer Unawareness Month: Rethinking Mammograms Samuel S. Epstein 2010
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These cities grew in approximately the same places as our cities do now, however different the shape of the continents was.
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MOTTAINAI is the Japanese word that approximately translates to “what a waste”.
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Those benefited by economic development remain approximately the same, while the Losers remain about the same though they lifestyle does improve.
Sustainability, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Senate forecasts are more difficult due to the small sample sizes, but going into last night the GOP was predicted to gain approximately seven seats; they appear likely to pick up six.
Brendan Nyhan: A First Take on Election 2010 Brendan Nyhan 2010
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