Interpolation

in·ter·po·late  (n-tûrp-lt)

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

v.intr.

To make insertions or additions.

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[Latin interpolre, interpolt-, to touch up, refurbish, from interpolis, refurbished; see pel-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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in·terpo·lation n.

in·terpo·lative adj.

in·terpo·lator n.

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"