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An Abundance of Katherines
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Take any two people, and even if they've never met each other, the formula will show who's going to break up with whom if they ever date, and approximately how long the relationship will last.†
p. 43.6

approximately = about (but not exactly)
He'd never technically seen it, but he'd seen her enter the living room from this approximate side of the house.†
p. 107.1 *

approximate = almost, but not exact
Which Colin arrived at by calculating the popularity difference between Person A and Person B on a scale of 1 to 1,000 (you can approximate) and then dividing by 75—positive numbers if the girl is more popular; negative if the guy is.]†
p. 123.3
Approximately square, the cave's only room was big enough to lie down comfortably in any direction, although the gray-brown ceiling sloped down toward the back, making it hard to stand in a lot of places.†
p. 146.3

approximately = about (but not exactly)

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