Approximately
Approximately adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Correctly and approximately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Correctly" instead an adverb "Approximately".
Correctly
Correctly adverb - In a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose.
Approximately and correctly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approximately" instead an adverb "Correctly".
Both words in one sentence
- Given that, there was no way of correctly calculating gravity and getting the expected result (approximately 9.8 m/s/s).
Source: Hidden Purpose Test -
But Cyrillic is used correctly in the background of scenes set in the Soviet Union; one popular image in the second and third books is Superman's face with ДOBEPИE (an actual Russian word meaning "trust" and pronounced approximately "doverie") written underneath.
Source: The Backwards R
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