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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...
- phenomenon. The
expression order of
approximation is
expected to
indicate progressively more
refined approximations of a
function in a
specified interval...
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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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Diophantine approximations and
transcendental number theory are very
close areas that
share many
theorems and methods.
Diophantine approximations also have...
- application. A
closely related topic is the
approximation of
functions by
generalized Fourier series, that is,
approximations based upon
summation of a
series of...
- this reason, this
process is also
called the
tangent line
approximation.
Linear approximations in this case are
further improved when the
second derivative...
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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...
- mathematics, Stirling's
approximation (or Stirling's formula) is an
asymptotic approximation for factorials. It is a good
approximation,
leading to accurate...
- the
approximations can be seen
below in
Figure 1 and
Figure 2. As the
measure of the
angle approaches zero, the
difference between the
approximation and...
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Boussinesq approximation may
refer to
several modelling concepts – as
introduced by
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq (1842–1929), a
French mathematician and...