interpolation

in·ter·po·late

 (ĭn-tûr′pə-lāt′)

v. in·ter·po·lat·ed, in·ter·po·lat·ing, in·ter·po·lates

v.tr.

1. To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.

2.

a. To insert (material) into a text.

b. To insert into a conversation. See Synonyms at introduce.

3. To change or falsify (a text) by introducing new or incorrect material.

4. Mathematics

a. To estimate a value of (a function or series) between two known values.

b. To create a continuous function that incorporates (a finite set of data), such as creating a curve that passes through a fixed set of points or a surface through a fixed set of curves.

5. To introduce estimated values of (pixel data) into a pixel array to improve the quality of an enlarged digital image.

v.intr.

To make insertions or additions.

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[Latin interpolāre, interpolāt-, to touch up, refurbish, from interpolis, refurbished; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·ter′po·la′tion n.

in·ter′po·la′tive adj.

in·ter′po·la′tor n.

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interpolation

(ɪnˌtɜːpəˈleɪʃən)

n

1. the act of interpolating or the state of being interpolated

2. something interpolated

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	interpolation - a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted; "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins" insertion subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
	2.	interpolation - (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known figuring, reckoning, calculation, computation - problem solving that involves numbers or quantities math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
	3.	interpolation - the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts interposition, interjection, interpellation disruption, interruption, gap, break - an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"

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interpolation

noun insertion, addition, aside, introduction, insert, interjection, intercalation The interpolation was inserted soon after the text was finished.

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Translations

interpolación

interpolazione

interpolation

[ɪnˌtɜːpəˈleɪʃən] N → interpolación f

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interpolation

n (of remark) → Einwerfen nt; (= remark made) → Einwurf m; (in text) → Interpolation f, → Einfügung f; (Math) → Interpolation f

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interpolation

[ɪnˌtɜːpəˈleɪʃ/ən] n (frm) → interpolazione f

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