The difference between Approximately and Give or take

When used as adverbs, approximately means imprecise but close to in quantity or amount, whereas give or take means approximately.

check bellow for the other definitions of Approximately and Give or take

  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. Give or take as an adverb (informal):

    Approximately; plus or minus some unknown amount.

    Examples:

    "He was six feet tall, give or take."

  2. Give or take as an adverb (informal):

    Approximately; within a certain margin of error.

    Examples:

    "six months, give or take a few days"

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