Approximation vs Similarity - What's the difference?
approximation | similarity |
The act, process or result of approximating.
(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
(medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.
Closeness of appearance to something else.
(philosophy) The relation of sharing properties.
As nouns the difference between approximation and similarity
is that approximation is the act, process or result of approximating while similarity is closeness of appearance to something else.approximation
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(wikipedia approximation)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* approximation problem * approximation property * approximation theorySee also
* interpolation ----similarity
English
Noun
(similarities)- Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all. — Sir W. Hamilton.