Fractions

Approximation

A quantity that we accept as sufficiently close to a known or unknown quantity.
This approximation can be obtained by rounding, estimating or truncating.

Symbol

The symbol of approximation is "≈" which is read as “is approximately equal to”.

Examples

π ≈ 3.1416 e ≈ 2.7183

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