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@ue-too/math / approximatelyTheSame

Function: approximatelyTheSame()

approximatelyTheSame(a, b, precision?): boolean

Defined in: index.ts:758

Checks if two numbers are approximately equal within a tolerance.

Parameters

a

number

First number

b

number

Second number

precision?

number

Optional tolerance (defaults to 0.000001)

Returns

boolean

True if the absolute difference is within the precision threshold

Remarks

Useful for floating-point comparisons where exact equality is unreliable.

Example

typescript
approximatelyTheSame(1.0, 1.0000001); // true (within default epsilon)
approximatelyTheSame(1.0, 1.1); // false
approximatelyTheSame(1.0, 1.01, 0.02); // true (within custom precision)