Approximately
Approximately adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Several and approximately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Several" instead an adjective "Approximately".
Several
Several adjective - (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many.
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Synonyms for Several
Approximately and several are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approximately" instead an adjective "Several".
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- In some cases, this cancer manifests itself as approximately a dozen knifes, in other cases, several bullets, an explosion, and a several story fall.
- Several disciplines of metal-based psionics are indigenous to the world, with approximately 6.25% of the population displaying the ability to utilize them.
- Approximately 54% of Koreans have one of five surnames: Kim, Lee, Park, Choi or Jung (with each having several Romanization variants).
Source: Name Order Confusion
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