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1482:. The predictions of a scientific theory can differ from actual measurements. This can be because there are factors in the real situation that are not included in the theory. For example, simple calculations may not include the effect of air resistance. Under these circumstances, the theory is an approximation to reality. Differences may also arise because of limitations in the measuring technique. In this case, the measurement is an approximation to the actual value. 1525:. In the first iteration, the planets' gravitational interactions are ignored, and the star is assumed to be fixed. If a more precise solution is desired, another iteration is then performed, using the positions and motions of the planets as identified in the first iteration, but adding a first-order gravity interaction from each planet on the others. This process may be repeated until a satisfactorily precise solution is obtained. 50: 322:, slide rules and calculators produce approximate answers to all but the simplest calculations. The results of computer calculations are normally an approximation expressed in a limited number of significant digits, although they can be programmed to produce more precise results. Approximation can occur when a decimal number cannot be expressed in a finite number of binary digits. 1940: 300:
being measured is 1,500,000 to the nearest hundred thousand (so the actual value is somewhere between 1,450,000 and 1,550,000); this is in contrast to the notation 1.500 × 10, which means that the true value is 1,500,000 to the nearest thousand (implying that the true value is somewhere between 1,499,500 and 1,500,500).
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Some problems in physics are too complex to solve by direct analysis, or progress could be limited by available analytical tools. Thus, even when the exact representation is known, an approximation may yield a sufficiently accurate solution while reducing the complexity of the problem significantly.
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Approximation usually occurs when an exact form or an exact numerical number is unknown or difficult to obtain. However some known form may exist and may be able to represent the real form so that no significant deviation can be found. For example, 1.5 × 10 means that the true value of something
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Approximation is also used to analyze the motion of several planets orbiting a star. This is extremely difficult due to the complex interactions of the planets' gravitational effects on each other. An approximate solution is effected by performing
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In science, approximation can refer to using a simpler process or model when the correct model is difficult to use. An approximate model is used to make calculations easier. Approximations might also be used if incomplete
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The term can be applied to various properties (e.g., value, quantity, image, description) that are nearly, but not exactly correct; similar, but not exactly the same (e.g., the approximate time was 10 o'clock).
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is a key word generally employed within the title of a directive, for example the Trade Marks Directive of 16 December 2015 serves "to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks". The
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Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2015 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
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to correct for the errors can yield more accurate solutions. Simulations of the motions of the planets and the star also yields more accurate solutions.
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value of a function, i.e. the value as one or more of a function's parameters becomes arbitrarily large. For example, the sum
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even though more accurate representations are possible, because many physical characteristics (e.g.,
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Another combination of "≈" and "=", used to indicate equivalence or approximate equivalence.
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are used especially in technical or scientific contexts. In everyday English, words such as
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Symbols used to denote items that are approximately equal are wavy or dotted equals signs.
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for new member states, and as a continuing process when required by an
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are used with a similar meaning. It is often found abbreviated as
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Another combination of "≈" and "=", which is used to indicate
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Which can be used to represent the approach of a variable,
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is anything that is intentionally similar but not exactly
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Which is also sometimes used to indicate proportionality.
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A combination of "≈" and "=", which is used to indicate
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is a branch of mathematics, and a quantitative part of
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The type of approximation used depends on the available
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would be wrong under this definition, despite wide use.
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Approximant

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prefix
assimilation
numbers
mathematical functions
shapes
physical laws
information
information
the degree of accuracy required
Approximation theory
functional analysis
Diophantine approximation
real numbers
rational numbers

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