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convolve

Pronunciation: /kənˈvɒlv/

The English word “convolve” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To roll together, or one part on another
  2. To form the convolution of something with something else
  3. To compute the convolution function

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convolvere (“roll together”), from con- (“together”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volute, and compare involve, evolve, revolve.

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