interpolation

Meaning

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

Synonyms

insertion

interjection

interpellation

interposition

inclusion

falsify

distort

falsification

gain

increment

intensification

interference

intermixture

interposure

interspersion

juggle

misrepresent

supplement

cut-in

interpolation error

accessory

interpolation method

addition

admixture

alter

amendment

buildup

Translations

interpolación

Interpolation

interpolazione

interpolation

interpolação

interpolació

παρεμβολή

intervenção

Erweiterung

interposició

interpolatie

Gesprächspartikel

Zwischenruf

intervenció

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˌtɜː(ɹ)pəˈleɪʃən/

Etymology

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