Symbols:Arithmetic and Algebra/Approximation
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Approximation
- $a \approx b$
An approximation is an estimate of a quantity.
It is usually the case that there exists some knowledge about the accuracy of the estimate.
The notation:
- $a \approx b$
indicates that $b$ is an approximation to $a$.
The $\LaTeX$ code for \(a \approx b\) is a \approx b
.
Sources
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Appendix $14$: Symbols