what is the meaning of ~ ?

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what is the meaning of ~ ?

the symbol ( ~ )

2007-08-16 05:58:04 · 3 answers · asked by ~<**@$h/e@**>~ 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education

I mean at the end of a statement~
Like this~
woo~

2007-08-16 06:32:36 · update #1

3 answers

not compleatly
like radical 2 ~ 1.4

2007-08-16 06:10:32 · answer #1 · answered by Cayanne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

When ~ is used to mean approximately, it is BEFORE a number. The person who wrote woo~ is just typing any key on the keyboard, probably when a dash would have been appropriate. Some people when presented with a large number of keyboard buttons, just play around.

2007-08-16 12:41:46 · answer #2 · answered by jesteele1948 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

approximately

2007-08-16 06:01:29 · answer #3 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋