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Weierstrass approximation theorem
noun
, Mathematics.
- the theorem that for any continuous function on a closed interval, there is a polynomial such that the difference in values of the function and the polynomial at each point in the interval is less in absolute value than some positive number.
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Origin of Weierstrass approximation theorem1
Named after K. T. Weierstrass
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