Meaning of the word tilde in English
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tilde
US /ˈtɪl.də/
UK /ˈtɪl.də/
Noun
1.
a mark (~) used over a letter, especially in Spanish and Portuguese, to indicate a particular pronunciation, such as palatalization of an 'n' in Spanish or nasalization of a vowel in Portuguese.
Example:
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The Spanish word 'señor' has a tilde over the 'n'.
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In Portuguese, the tilde indicates a nasal sound, as in 'pão'.
2.
a symbol (~) used in mathematics to denote approximation, similarity, or equivalence.
Example:
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In mathematics, the symbol ~ means 'approximately equal to'.
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The two functions are related by a tilde, indicating they are asymptotically equivalent.
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