Definition of Interpalation
In*ter`po*la"tion (?), n. [L.
interpolatio an alteration made here and there: cf. F.
interpolation.] 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. (Math.) 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- In music, interpolation is an abrupt change of elements, with (almost immediate) continuation of the first idea. (DeLone et. al. (Eds.), 1975, chap. 1)
- In mathematics and science, interpolation is the process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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