approximate
Example Sentences
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The engines will have an approximate 50-50 split in power produced by the internal combustion engine and the electrical system, up from about 20% electrical this year.
From BBC
"Following the tests carried out, a conservative treatment has been chosen. The approximate recovery time is one month."
From Barron's
Many argue that while hard to measure, cognitive diversity can be approximated by demographics.
His explanation for this time frame is that it approximates the debt refinancing cycle because the weighted average maturity of that debt is just over five years.
From MarketWatch
At this point, with the search for sunken vessels still in its infancy, Throckmorton was among the world’s greatest experts in dating the approximate age of a shipwreck.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
