In the present paper, we introduce a new modification of Szász-Mirakyan operators based on [Formula: see text]-integers and investigate their approximation properties. We obtain weighted approximation and Voronovskaya-type theorem for new operators.
Keywords: Voronovskaya theorem; [Formula: see text]-Szász-Mirakyan operators; [Formula: see text]-integers; q-Szász-Mirakyan operators; q-integers; weighted approximation.