y is by default interpreted as TildeTilde[x,y]. Used for various notions of approximate or asymptotic equality. Used in pure mathematics to indicate homeomorphism. See The Mathematica Book: Section 1.10.8, Section 3.10.4. See also: \[TildeEqual], \[NotTildeTilde].
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