Definition of Interpolation

1. Noun. A message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted. "With many insertions in the margins"

Exact synonyms: Insertion
Generic synonyms: Content, Message, Subject Matter, Substance
Derivative terms: Interpolate

2. Noun. (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known.
Generic synonyms: Calculation, Computation, Figuring, Reckoning
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Derivative terms: Interpolate

3. Noun. The action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts.
Exact synonyms: Interjection, Interpellation, Interposition
Generic synonyms: Break, Disruption, Gap, Interruption
Derivative terms: Interject, Interpolate, Interpose

Definition of Interpolation

1. n. The act of introducing or inserting anything, especially that which is spurious or foreign.

Definition of Interpolation

1. Noun. (music) An abrupt change in elements, with continuation of the first idea. ¹

2. Noun. (mathematics science) the process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points. ¹

3. Noun. (computing) The process of including and processing externally-fetched data in a document or program; see interpolate. ¹

4. Noun. That which is introduced or inserted, especially something foreign or spurious. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Interpolation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Interpolation

1. 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. 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. Origin: L. Interpolatio an alteration made here and there: cf. F. Interpolation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Interpolation

interploidy
interpluvial
interpoint
interpointed
interpointing
interpoints
interpolable
interpolant
interpolants
interpolate
interpolated
interpolated extrasystole
interpolated flap
interpolates
interpolating
interpolation (current term)
interpolations
interpolative
interpolator
interpolators
interpolymer
interpolymeric
interpolymers
interponent
interponents
interpopulation
interposable
interposal
interposals
interpose

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