The difference between Approximately and Definitely

When used as adverbs, approximately means imprecise but close to in quantity or amount, whereas definitely means without question and beyond doubt.

check bellow for the other definitions of Approximately and Definitely

  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."

  1. Definitely as an adverb:

    Without question and beyond doubt.

    Examples:

    "Joe definitely doesn't know how to drive a tractor."

  2. Definitely as an adverb:

    In a definite manner; decisively.

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