its on my keyboard and on the same key as #, my boss said it was aprox but i'm not sure i tried to google it but i couldn't ask in a way that it understood?
what do you yahooers think?
2007-04-25 02:37:15 · 18 answers · asked by jonny Atlantis 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
it does mean approximately, or in the case of time circa
It is called a Tilde, especially when over the "N" in Nina in spanish to give the 'niNYa" sound
2007-04-25 02:40:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is used in a number of ways. Leaving aside its use as a tilde, it is in math used to mean is similar too and in combination with other symbols for other types of relationships (such as congruence and approximation). As you can see from the other answers many people use it informally to mean "approximately" or "about". It also finds some use in coding as the logical operator "not", as in "A and ~A"
2007-04-25 03:35:37 · answer #2 · answered by CanProf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gdrassil is right it's called ,as she says, a TILDE and is placed above an n to give it an ny sound (it's Spanish)
The obvious example is The Grand Canyon
In Spanish it is canon but the little ~ above the middle n makes it Canyon as we say in English
A better example is senor which has a tilde above the n which makes it senyor
as in senor spare cash to me!
& is called an ampersand:
It comes from the expression "AND PER SE AND"
which means AND THROUGH ITSELF MEANS AND"
and is used to mean "and" as in Q&A
In maths the aproximate sign is like an equals sign but the top bar has a liittle hump sticking up.
I'm going to the Maths section to find out what they use now when typing
2007-04-25 03:38:16 · answer #3 · answered by Vincent A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen it used for 'is approximately equal to', but it's not the best mathematical sign for the purpose. However, it is easier to type in Yahoo Answers.
2007-04-25 03:35:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not approximately. Approximately is two of those on top of each other. I think ~ means so-so. I also use it as a neat way to close messages/email. Thanks for asking
~Asilem
2007-04-25 02:40:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In maths I believe it means approximately.
2007-04-25 02:40:18 · answer #6 · answered by cub222 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its called ampersand or something, it means wave like for example 1 ~ 9 mean one will eventually lead to 9.
I hope I am correct.
# means number
2007-04-25 02:43:05 · answer #7 · answered by Syed M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why can't you believe your boss ?
2007-04-25 02:40:14 · answer #8 · answered by Ray2play 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the first one is an accent and the second one means number
2007-04-25 02:39:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I use it at work and it means 'about' or approximately.
2007-04-25 02:40:41 · answer #10 · answered by Jenny 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋