convergents
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:The convergents of the continued fraction of pi are better approximations than any other fraction with the same number of digits in its denominator.
Definition:A representation of a number as the sum of an integer and a series of fractions, each of the denominators being 1 plus a fraction, and so on.
From continued fraction
Example:In the study of continued fractions, the convergents are the best approximations of the irrational numbers.
Definition:An approximation to a quantity that is closer to the true value than any other approximation with the same level of precision.
From best approximation
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