In this paper, we introduce a general modification of the classical Baskakov operators which do not need to preserve the test function x 2 . Then, we study an approximation theorem, a Voronovskaya theorem, and various local approximation results for our modified Baskakov operators.
Mathematics Subject Classification (2010). 41A25, 41A36.Keywords. Baskakov operators, the modulus of continuity, the second modulus of smoothness, Peetre's K-functional, the Voronovskaya theorem.