APPROXIMATELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does approximately mean? 

• APPROXIMATELY (adverb)
  The adverb APPROXIMATELY has 1 sense:

1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

  Familiarity information: APPROXIMATELY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APPROXIMATELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

Synonyms:

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

Context example:

20 or so people were at the party

 Context examples 

Human ACER2 wild-type allele is located 9p22.1 and is approximately 44 kb in length.

(ACER2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human ACER1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 19p13.3 and is approximately 27 kb in length.

(ACER1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human ACE2 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of Xp22 and is approximately 41 kb in length.

(ACE2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human ACE wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 17q23.3 and is approximately 45 kb in length.

(ACE wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human ACER3 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 11q13.5 and is approximately 166 kb in length.

(ACER3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human ACLY wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 17q21.2 and is approximately 63 kb in length.

(ACLY wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human MEF2B wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 19p13.11 and is approximately 47 kb in length.

(MEF2B wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human MEF2A wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 15q26 and is approximately 150 kb in length.

(MEF2A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of volume equal to approximately 0.08333 milliliter (1 mL = 12 medical drops).

(Medical Drop, NCI Thesaurus)

Human ACADS wild-type allele is located within 12q22-qter and is approximately 14 kb in length.

(ACADS wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)