Tilde - Common Use

Common Use

This symbol (in English) sometimes means "approximately", such as: "~30 minutes ago" meaning "approximately 30 minutes ago". It can mean "similar to", including "of the same order of magnitude as", such as: x ~ y" meaning that x and y are of the same order of magnitude. Another approximation symbol is ≈, meaning "approximately equal to."

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Famous quotes containing the word common:

    Whatever else may divide us, Europe is our common home; a common fate has linked us through the centuries, and it continues to link us today.
    Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982)

    Now that the election is over, may not all, having a common interest, re-unite in a common effort, to save our common country?
    Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)