Aboutapproximately
Aboutapproximately is a coined term used in linguistic and style discussions to describe the practice of pairing two hedging words of estimation: about and approximately. The term is not part of standard English and is typically treated as a nonce label, appearing mainly in meta-text or demonstrations of redundancy in hedging.
Origin and status: There is no formal etymology. It arises in online language communities and scholarly commentary
Usage and interpretation: The combination can be read as hyper-hedging, signaling stronger doubt about a numeric
Examples: The forecast is aboutapproximately 4.7% growth. The distance is aboutapproximately 12 kilometers.
See also: hedging, approximation, estimation, numerical tolerance.
Note: As a coined term, aboutapproximately lacks standard definition and is primarily of interest to those