The difference between Approximately and Roughly

When used as adverbs, approximately means imprecise but close to in quantity or amount, whereas roughly means in a rough manner.

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  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. Roughly as an adverb:

    In a rough manner.

  2. Roughly as an adverb:

    Unevenly

    Examples:

    "synonyms: harshly rudely severely austerely"

  3. Roughly as an adverb:

    Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.

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