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I often see this used informally as shorthand for "on the order of", which is another way people say "approximately".

• uiri 8y ago
  "on the order of" is not synonymous with "approximately" "on the order of" 1000000 means any number from 1000001 through 9999999 I would expect "approximately" to mean accurate to within the next order of magnitude down. e.g. I would expect "approximately 500000" to mean a range of 400000 to 600000; maybe 350000 to 650000 if you're stretching it.
  • palunon 8y ago
    > "on the order of" 1000000 means any number from 1000001 through 9999999 Not exactly. It can also mean anything from 500,000 to 4,999,999, or 316,228 to 3,162,277... See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_magnitude https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_magnitude But yeah, it doesn't mean approximately