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[[File:E^x with linear approximation.png|thumb|Graph of <math>f(x) = e^x</math> (blue) with its linear approximation <math>P_1(x) = 1 + x</math> (red) at a = 0. The approximation error is the gap between the curves, and it increases for x values further from 0.]]
The '''approximation error''' in some data is the discrepancy between an exact value and some approximation to it. An approximation error can occur because:
#the [[measurement]] of the [[data]] is not precise due to the instruments. (e.g., the accurate reading of a piece of paper is 4.5 cm but since the ruler does not use decimals, you round it to 5 cm.) or
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