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=== Closing error ===
=== Closing error ===
The ''closing error'' of ''a''/''b'' is defined as follows: If ''k'' is the number of steps that ''a''/''b'' is consistently mapped to (even if one of ''a'' and ''b'' are themselves inconsistent), meaning that:
The ''closing error'' of ''a''/''b'' is defined as follows: If ''k''\''N'' is the [[direct approximation|best approximation]] of ''a''/''b'', meaning that:


: ''k'' = round(''N'' log<sub>2</sub>(''a''/''b''))
: ''k'' = round(''N'' log<sub>2</sub>(''a''/''b''))