Approximate and Exact

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Approximate

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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Exact is an antonym for approximate in topics: rough, similar, near, inexact.
Nearby Words: approximately, approximation, approximative, approximated

Exact

Exact adjective - Being neither more nor less than a certain amount, number, or extent.
Usage example: the exact number of passengers on that airplane was 147
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Approximate is an antonym for exact in topics: accurate, careful.
Nearby Words: exacting, exactly, exactness, exaction, exacted
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justice approximate justice exact justice

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  • In True Blood, only the vampire characters ever have exact/approximate ages given, usually for dramatic effect like Russell being over 3,000 years old or Jessica being 16 when turned in Season 1.
    Source: Vague Age
  • The Night That Never Ends The exact timeline isn't entirely clear but most fans approximate the film to be set roughly over the course of a week.
    Source: The Night That Never Ends
  • Fiction 500 Exact wealth unknown, but it's enough to purchase a couple hundred zeppelins—or their approximate worth in pudding.
    Source: Fiction 500
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