The difference between Accurately and Approximately

When used as adverbs, accurately means in an accurate manner, whereas approximately means imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

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  1. Accurately as an adverb:

    In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.

  1. Approximately as an adverb:

    Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

    Examples:

    "In every box of matches there are approximately 40 matchsticks."

    "Per 100g of chocolate there are approximately 11.6g of saturated fat."

    "...approximately 60 beats per minute."

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