\colonapprox - LaTeX Symbol

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\colonapprox

The \colonapprox symbol is used to denote a relation that is approximately equal to or resembles another expression. It is often used in mathematical contexts where an exact equality is not possible or necessary, and an approximation is sufficient.

Examples

a : \approx b

Indicates that 'a' is approximately equal to 'b'.

a \colonapprox b

f (x) : \approx g (x)

Shows that the function f(x) is approximately equal to g(x) over a certain domain.

f(x) \colonapprox g(x)

x^{2} + y^{2} : \approx z^{2}

Represents an approximate relationship between the squares of x, y, and z.

x^2 + y^2 \colonapprox z^2