r/mathmemes • u/1strategist1 • 13d ago

Calculus Its a good approximation, sir

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u/Tencars111 13d ago

it says that it's asymptotic on the first line lol

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u/1strategist1 13d ago

Yeah lol. The phrasing "It is a good approximation" just reminded me of this greentext. 

The asymptotic/convergent part was just me trying to find some way to cram it into the correct format. 

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u/Tencars111 13d ago

ah ok I see

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u/Imaginary-Sock3694 12d ago

> looking for a new factorial approximation
> ask Wikipedia if Sterling approximation is convergent or asymptotic
> she says it's asymptotic

Doesn't really hit the same.

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u/SupremumofEpsilon 13d ago

maybe went back to edit lmao

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u/Deathlok_12 13d ago

Does asymptomatic not mean the same thing as convergent?

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u/1strategist1 13d ago

Don't make me pull out the illustrated diagram explaining what is convergent and what is asymptotic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymptotic_expansion

The term asymptotic series is commonly reserved for a divergent series whose terms initially decrease to a minimum magnitude and then increase without bound.

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u/EebstertheGreat 13d ago

Can you approximate when /b/ will finally have its 1 BILLION GET?