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Approx

Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

📖 Definitions of "Approx"

adjective

1
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
2
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
"NASA's Genesis spacecraft has on board an ion monitor to record the speed, density, temperature and approximate composition of the solar wind ions."

adverb

1
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
"...approximately 60 beats per minute."

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Word	Definition
some	Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.
approximately	Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
approximatenoun	Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
nearly	In close approximation; almost, virtually.
aboutverb	Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
around	So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
avenoun	A reverential salutation.
environnoun	To encircle or surround (someone or something).
roughly	Without precision or exactness; imprecisely but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.
envnoun	Abbreviation of envelope. [A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.]
estimated	That is an estimate.
circanoun	A surname.
close to	(informal) Nearly; almost.
on the order of	(often followed by a number) Approximately.
more or less	Approximately.
in the vicinity of	—
in the neighborhood of	—
give or take	(informal) Approximately; plus or minus some unknown amount.
approachingnoun	The act of coming closer; an approach.
on or about	—

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