interpolation
Pronunciation: /ɪnˌtɜː.pəˈleɪʃən/
The English word “interpolation” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- An abrupt change in elements, with continuation of the first idea.
- The process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points.
- The process of interpolating: including and processing externally-fetched data in a document or program.
- That which is introduced or inserted; in contexts of content analysis of centuries-old texts, especially something foreign or spurious.
- The use of a melody from a previously recorded song, but recreated rather than sampled from that recording.
Etymology
From French interpolation, from Latin interpolatio. Morphologically interpolate + -ion.
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More English words
- interpolar
- interpolary
- interpolatable
- interpolate
- interpolational
- interpolative
- interpolatively
- interpolativity
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