approximation
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concept
An approximation is a value, representation, or solution that is close to, but not exactly equal to, a true or ideal quantity, used when exactness is unnecessary or unattainable.
Aliases (5)
- approximation in electron-phonon theory ×1
- approximation in many-body physics ×1
- approximation method in quantum scattering theory ×1
- construction of the definite integral ×1
- theoretical approximation ×1
Instances (6)
- Rayleigh–Jeans law at low frequencies
- Riemann sums ("construction of the definite integral")
- Migdal approximation ("theoretical approximation")
- Born approximation in scattering theory ("approximation method in quantum scattering theory")