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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 Approximations from wikipedia
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calculations easier.
Approximations might also be used if
incomplete information prevents use of
exact representations. The type of
approximation used depends...
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generate successive best
rational approximations.
These approximations are the best
possible rational approximations of π
relative to the size of their...
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Rational approximation may
refer to:
Diophantine approximation, the
approximation of real
numbers by
rational numbers Padé
approximation, the
approximation of...
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Taylor polynomials) of the
series can be used as
approximations of the function.
These approximations are good if
sufficiently many
terms are included...
- second-order
approximation is also
called "paraxial". The
approximations above for sine and
tangent do not
change for the "second-order"
paraxial approximation (the...
- phenomenon. The
expression order of
approximation is
expected to
indicate progressively more
refined approximations of a
function in a
specified interval...
- application. A
closely related topic is the
approximation of
functions by
generalized Fourier series, that is,
approximations based upon
summation of a
series of...
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procedure is used twice.
There are
similar methods that do not use the Born
approximations. In condensed-matter research, DWBA is used to
analyze grazing-incidence...
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Notions of
Approximations: Good, Better, Best, and More Williamson,
David P.; Shmoys,
David B. (April 26, 2011), The
Design of
Approximation Algorithms...
- Local-density
approximations (LDA) are a
class of
approximations to the exchange–correlation (XC)
energy functional in
density functional theory (DFT)...
