interpolation
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pəˈleɪ noun
1.
the act or process of interpolating or the state of being interpolated.
2.
something interpolated, as a passage introduced into a text.
3.
Mathematics.
a.
the process of determining the value of a function between two points at which it has prescribed values.
b.
a similar process using more than two points at which the function has prescribed values.
c.
the process of approximating a given function by using its values at a discrete set of points.
Related forms
non·in·ter·po·la·tion, noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of interpolating or the state of being interpolated |
| 2. | something interpolated |
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Interpolation
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Example sentences
The former is about interpolation of surface normal to approximate curved surfaces.
The interpolation type used to determine intermediate line and sample shifts for each line.
Another interpolation method can also be used, whatever remains full screen resolutions, but this time displayed is compromised.
Bathymetric maps are generated by the interpolation process shown below.
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