Approximate and Definite

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Approximate adjective - Not precisely correct.

Usage example: police could only give us an approximate count of the number of people who attended the air show

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Definite is an antonym for approximate in topics: rough, exact, similar, near, inexact.

Definite adjective - Having distinct or certain limits.

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Approximate is an antonym for definite.

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