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Approximation
Approximation Ap*prox`i*ma"tion n. [Cf. F. approximation, LL.
approximatio.]
1. The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being
near; approach; also, the result of approximating.
The largest capacity and the most noble dispositions
are but an approximation to the proper standard and
true symmetry of human nature. --I. Taylor.
2. An approach to a correct estimate, calculation, or
conception, or to a given quantity, quality, etc.
3. (Math.)
(a) A continual approach or coming nearer to a result; as,
to solve an equation by approximation.
(b) A value that is nearly but not exactly correct.
Meaning of Approximation from wikipedia
- An
approximation is
anything that is
intentionally similar but not
exactly equal to
something else. The word
approximation is
derived from
Latin approximatus...
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expansion used in the
approximation. The expressions: a zeroth-order
approximation, a first-order
approximation, a second-order
approximation, and so
forth are...
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Rational approximation may
refer to:
Diophantine approximation, the
approximation of real
numbers by
rational numbers Padé
approximation, the
approximation of...
- mathematics, Stirling's
approximation (or Stirling's formula) is an
asymptotic approximation for factorials. It is a good
approximation,
leading to accurate...
- In
computer science and
operations research,
approximation algorithms are
efficient algorithms that find
approximate solutions to
optimization problems...
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Boussinesq approximation may
refer to
several modelling concepts – as
introduced by
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq (1842–1929), a
French mathematician and...
- In mathematics, a
linear approximation is an
approximation of a
general function using a
linear function (more precisely, an
affine function). They are...
- In
number theory, the
study of
Diophantine approximation deals with the
approximation of real
numbers by
rational numbers. It is
named after Diophantus...
-
successive approximation are a
category of
strategies in pure and
applied mathematics.
Successive approximation also may
refer to:
Successive approximation ADC...
- The
approximation error in a data
value is the
discrepancy between an
exact value and some
approximation to it. This
error can be
expressed as an absolute...
