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interpolation

in·ter·po·la·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-tur-puh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ɪnˌtɜr pəˈleɪ ʃən/
    • /ɪnˈtɜː.pə.leɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-tur-puh-ley-shuh n]
    • /ɪnˌtɜr pəˈleɪ ʃən/

Definitions of interpolation word

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of INTERPOLATION extrapolation 3
  • noun interpolation the act or process of interpolating or the state of being interpolated. 1
  • noun interpolation something interpolated, as a passage introduced into a text. 1
  • noun interpolation Mathematics. the process of determining the value of a function between two points at which it has prescribed values. a similar process using more than two points at which the function has prescribed values. the process of approximating a given function by using its values at a discrete set of points. 1
  • noun interpolation (music) An abrupt change in elements, with continuation of the first idea. 1
  • abbreviation INTERPOLATION insertion 1

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Origin of interpolation

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15, interpolation is from the Latin word interpolātiōn- (stem of interpolātiō). See interpolate, -ion

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Parts of speech for Interpolation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

interpolation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

interpolation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for interpolation

noun interpolation

  • digression — the act of digressing.
  • departure — Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
  • tangent — in immediate physical contact; touching.
  • parenthesis — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
  • interposition — the act or fact of interposing or the condition of being interposed.

Antonyms for interpolation

noun interpolation

  • closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
  • close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
  • completion — the act of completing, or finishing
  • conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
  • finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.

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