Definition of about in mathematics

About is a word that are often used in math and it can mean the following:

• Almost the same as

• Very close to

• Approximately

• Almost equal to

• Nearly
  

Examples

The weight of the lightest car is about two thousand pounds.

The product of 98 and 99 is nearly 10,000.

The sum of 11/8  and 4/8 is about 2.