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INTERPOLATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
Synonyms:
interjection; interpellation; interpolation; interposition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("interpolation" is a kind of...):
break; disruption; gap; interruption (an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity)
Derivation:
interpolate (insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("interpolation" is a kind of...):
calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Derivation:
interpolate (estimate the value of)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
Example:
with many insertions in the margins
Synonyms:
insertion; interpolation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("interpolation" is a kind of...):
content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)
Derivation:
interpolate (insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby)
