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Everything about Approximation

Something roughly the same as something else

An approximation is anything that is intentionally similar but not exactly equal to something else. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: ApproximationA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Uniform manifold approximation and projectionInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: FaustThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Generalized Gradient Approximation Made SimpleCited 212,046 times
  5. Go sideways: Asymptotic analysisA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: PiA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun The act, process or result of approximating, as: An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose. The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.

Noun An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.

Noun The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.

Noun The act of producing a near-simulation of the pronunciation of a foreign language for a loanword therefrom, or any given pronunciation resulting from that act.

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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

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