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:
“Like other high subjects, the Law gives no ground to common sense.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
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—Hannah Arendt (1906–1975)