interpolation
[ in-tur-puh-ley-shuhn ]
/ ɪnˌtɜr pəˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
the act or process of interpolating or the state of being interpolated.
something interpolated, as a passage introduced into a text.
Mathematics.
- the process of determining the value of a function between two points at which it has prescribed values.
- a similar process using more than two points at which the function has prescribed values.
- the process of approximating a given function by using its values at a discrete set of points.
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First recorded in 1605–15, interpolation is from the Latin word interpolātiōn- (stem of interpolātiō). See interpolate, -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM interpolation
non·in·ter·po·la·tion, nounWords nearby interpolation
interpleural space, Interpol, interpolar, interpolate, interpolated extrasystole, interpolation, interpose, interposition, interpret, interpretation, interpretative
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interpolation
/ (ɪnˌtɜːpəˈleɪʃən) /
noun
the act of interpolating or the state of being interpolated
something interpolated
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