Definition of interpolation Interpolation
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We found 13 definitions of interpolation from 6 different sources.
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What does interpolation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: interpolations |
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| interpolation - (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known | ||
| figuring, computation, calculation, reckoning the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | ||
| math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement | ||
| 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, message, content, substance a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message" | ||
| interpolation - the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts | ||
| interjection, interposition, interpellation | ||
| interruption, disruption, gap, break some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- interpolation (Noun)
An abrupt change in elements, with continuation of the first idea. - interpolation (Noun)
The process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points. - interpolation (Noun)
The process of including and processing externally-fetched data in a document or program; see interpolate. - interpolation (Noun)
That which is introduced or inserted, especially something foreign or spurious.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- interpolation (n.)
The act of introducing or inserting anything, especially that which is spurious or foreign. - interpolation (n.)
That which is introduced or inserted, especially something foreign or spurious. - interpolation (n.)
The method or operation of finding from a few given terms of a series, as of numbers or observations, other intermediate terms in conformity with the law of the series.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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interpolation
A process used to estimate an intermediate value of one (dependent) variable which is a function of a second (independent) variable when values of the dependent variable corresponding to several discrete values of the independent variable are known.\n(Source: MGH)
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡
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interpolation
A process used in getting a closer approximation to the truth from two varying observations, as of a galvanometer. The process varies for different cases, but amounts to determining an average or deducing a proportional reading from the discrepant observed ones.
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🔤- interpolation, noun, singular of interpolations.
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