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noun
The "best" approximation of a function by a rational function of given order. Under this technique, the approximant's power series agrees with the power series of the function it is approximating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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History
The technique was developed around 1890 by Henri Padé.
