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tilde

/ˈtɪldə/

/ˈtɪl.deɪ/

tildenoun

tildes

/ˈtɪldə/

/ˈtɪl.deɪ/

Translations

The tilde is often used in mathematics to denote equivalence.

Тильда часто используется в математике для обозначения эквивалентности.

Additional translations

волнистая линия

Definitions

A diacritical mark (~) used in some languages, such as Spanish and Portuguese, to indicate a nasal sound or a change in pronunciation.

In Spanish, the tilde is used over the letter 'n' to form 'ñ', as in the word 'niño'.

The symbol (~) used in mathematics, physics, and formal logic to denote similarity, proportionality, approximation, or logical negation.

In propositional logic, "~p" is read as "not p," while in statistics "n ~ 100" means the sample size is approximately one hundred.

A character (~) used in computing and programming to represent a home directory or as a shorthand for certain commands.

In Unix-based systems, the tilde is used to represent the user's home directory, such as '~/documents'.

tildeadjective

/ˈtɪl.deɪ/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "tilde key") to describe something that features or is marked by a tilde symbol.

Definitions

Relating to, containing, or denoted by a tilde symbol (~).

The tilde key is located just below the Escape key on most keyboards.