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Clarify wording. Add expansion box for Generalizations section. An example of an approximation error formula using the n-norm would be helpful.
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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.]]