Approximation
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Approximation can be formulated rigorously using abstract interpretation or topological limits. The ideas can be found in the two areas of intellectual threads by Patrick Cousot[1] and Leslie Valiant[2] respectively.
References
- ↑ Cousot, Patrick; Cousot, Radhia (1977). Abstract interpretation: a unified lattice model for static analysis of programs by construction or approximation of fixpoints (PDF). 4th POPL. local page: ACM Press. p. 238-252.
- ↑ Valiant, Leslie (2013). Probably Approximately Correct - Nature’s Algorithms for Learning and Prospering in a Complex World. local page: Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-03271-6.