English Explanatory Dictionary

interpolation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An abrupt change in elements, with continuation of the first idea.
  2. The process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points.
  3. The process of interpolating: including and processing externally-fetched data in a document or program.
  4. That which is introduced or inserted; in contexts of content analysis of centuries-old texts, especially something foreign or spurious.
  5. The use of a melody from a previously recorded song, but recreated rather than sampled from that recording.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˌtɜː.pəˈleɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-interpolation.wav /ɪnˌtɝ.pəˈleɪʃən/

Word forms

interpolation interpolations

Etymology

From French interpolation, from Latin interpolatio. Morphologically interpolate + -ion.

Synonyms

transclusion

Related words

interpolate interpolary

Derived words

Hermite interpolation hyperinterpolation interpolational Lagrange's interpolation formula noninterpolation Phong interpolation reinterpolation spherical linear interpolation time-assignment speech interpolation
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