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Interpolation

Interpolation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Interpolation? [n] the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts [n] (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known [n] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Interpolation: insertion \| interjection \| interpellation \| interposition Related Terms \| Find terms related to Interpolation: addition \| affix \| allonge \| appendix \| approximation \| aside \| cadenza \| coda \| codicil \| commentary \| differentiation \| division \| embedment \| enclitic \| entrance \| envoi \| epilogue \| episode \| equation \| evolution \| extempore \| extrapolation \| flourish \| graft \| grafting \| hot lick \| impaction \| impactment \| implantation \| impromptu \| improvisation \| infix \| infixion \| infusion \| injection \| inoculation \| insert \| insertion \| insinuation \| integration \| intercalation \| interjection \| interlineation \| interlocution \| introduction \| intromission \| inversion \| involution \| lick \| marginalia \| multiplication \| notation \| note \| obiter dictum \| parenthesis \| penetration \| perfusion \| postscript \| practice \| prefix \| proclitic \| proportion \| reduction \| remark \| rider \| riff \| scholia \| side remark \| subtraction \| suffix \| tail \| tessellation \| tossing-in \| transformation \| transplant \| transplantation \| vamp See Also \| break \| calculation \| computation \| content \| disruption \| figuring \| gap \| interruption \| message \| reckoning \| subject matter \| substance Interpolation In Webster's Dictionary \Inter`pola"tion\, n. [L. interpolatio an alteration made here and there: cf. F. interpolation.] 1. The act of introducing or inserting anything, especially that which is spurious or foreign. 2. That which is introduced or inserted, especially something foreign or spurious. Bentley wrote a letter . . . . upon the scriptural glosses in our present copies of Hesychius, which he considered interpolations from a later hand. --De Quincey. 3. (Math.) 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. f(x) ~ f(x1) + (f(x2) - f(x1))(x-x1)/(x2 - x1)

Interpolation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Interpolation?

[n] the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
[n] (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known
[n] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Interpolation: insertion | interjection | interpellation | interposition

Interpolation In Webster's Dictionary

\In*ter`po*la"tion\, n. [L. interpolatio an
alteration made here and there: cf. F. interpolation.]
1. The act of introducing or inserting anything, especially
   that which is spurious or foreign.

2. That which is introduced or inserted, especially something
   foreign or spurious.

         Bentley wrote a letter . . . . upon the scriptural
         glosses in our present copies of Hesychius, which he
         considered interpolations from a later hand. --De
                                               Quincey.

3. (Math.) 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.


f(x) ~ f(x1) + (f(x2) - f(x1))(x-x1)/(x2 - x1)

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