approximately equal

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Used to indicate that two numbers, amounts, or values are almost the same.

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  • The value of pi is approximately equal to 3.14.
  • For this calculation, the two values can be treated as approximately equal.
  • In the survey, the number of male and female respondents was approximately equal.
  • The number of votes for each candidate was approximately equal, leading to a recount.
  • For this experiment to work, the weights on both sides must be approximately equal.
  • The company's assets and liabilities are approximately equal on the balance sheet.
  • After the stock market correction, our gains and losses for the year were approximately equal.
  • We divided the land into three plots of approximately equal area.
  • The time it takes to drive versus taking the train is approximately equal.
  • In the experiment, the control group and the test group were of approximately equal size.
  • We found that the lengths of the two ropes were approximately equal.
  • The force of gravity on the two objects is approximately equal due to their similar mass.
  • A company's assets and liabilities should be approximately equal on a balance sheet.
  • For the game to be fair, the skill levels of the two teams should be approximately equal.
  • If the force applied and the force of friction were approximately equal, the object wouldn't move.
  • The populations of the two neighboring cities have become approximately equal over the last decade.
  • In a neutral solution, the concentration of H+ and OH- ions is approximately equal.
  • Their contributions to the project were recognized as being approximately equal.
  • We expect revenue from our two main products to be approximately equal this quarter.
  • The distance from my house to the school is approximately equal to the distance to the library.