approximation
C7233
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.
All labels observed (20)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| approximation method | 4 |
| quadrature rule | 3 |
| closure approximation | 2 |
| theoretical approximation | 2 |
| Taylor series | 1 |
| approximate likelihood | 1 |
| approximation canonical | 1 |
| approximation in electron-phonon theory | 1 |
| approximation in many-body physics | 1 |
| approximation method in quantum scattering theory | 1 |
| closure approximation in turbulence | 1 |
| construction of the definite integral | 1 |
| curvature estimate | 1 |
| energy estimate | 1 |
| first-order approximation | 1 |
| mathematical approximation | 1 |
| physical approximation | 1 |
| power series expansion | 1 |
| semiclassical approximation | 1 |
| statistical approximation method | 1 |
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Input
Class: approximation
Generated description
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.
Instances (24)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Taylor series | power series expansion |
| Edgeworth expansion | statistical approximation method |
| Lagrangian-history closure approximation | closure approximation |
| Lagrangian-history direct interaction approximation | closure approximation in turbulence |
| Kirkwood approximation | closure approximation |
| Sommerfeld expansion in statistical mechanics | approximation method |
| Simpson's rule | quadrature rule |
| Bogoliubov theory of weakly interacting Bose gases | approximation method |
| Stirling's approximation | mathematical approximation |
| Rayleigh–Jeans law at low frequencies | — |
| Zeldovich approximation | first-order approximation |
| Zeldovich approximation | approximation method |
| Riemann sums | construction of the definite integral |
| Gutzwiller approximation | theoretical approximation |
|
Wien approximation
linked to:
Wien
|
physical approximation |
| Migdal approximation | theoretical approximation |
| Morawetz inequalities | energy estimate |
|
Gutzwiller approximation
linked to:
Gutzwiller
|
approximation method |
| Gutzwiller trace formula | semiclassical approximation |
| Whittle likelihood | approximate likelihood |
| Gaussian quadrature rules | quadrature rule |
| Gregory method | quadrature rule |
|
Born approximation
linked to:
Born approximation in scattering theory
|
approximation method in quantum scattering theory |
| Hamilton’s Harnack inequalities for Ricci flow | curvature estimate |