interpolation

[ in-tur-puh-ley-shuhn ]

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.
   1. the process of determining the value of a function between two points at which it has prescribed values.
   2. a similar process using more than two points at which the function has prescribed values.
   3. the process of approximating a given function by using its values at a discrete set of points.

interpolation

/ ɪnˌtɜːpəˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of interpolating or the state of being interpolated
2. something interpolated

Other Words From

• nonin·terpo·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of interpolation¹

First recorded in 1605–15, interpolation is from the Latin word interpolātiōn- (stem of interpolātiō ). See interpolate, -ion

Example Sentences

It appears in the song’s credits alongside an interpolation of the 1998 song “Ooo La La La” by Teena Marie.

From Time

Contemporary music like Beyoncé’s, and especially hip hop and R&B, often credits a host of artists given its heavy use of sampling and interpolation.

From Time

However, the songwriting credits for rapper Soulja Boy probably best epitomize why contemporary music, especially hip hop and R&B with their heavy sampling and interpolation, has so many songwriters.

From Time

Sampling and interpolation have now become mainstays of the music industry, especially as hip hop and R&B, genres that have long relied on samples as part of the craft, have become more mainstream.

From Time

That included a lot of nitty-gritty talk about hardware specs and software interpolation, but also design decisions surrounding how to balance hardware-power and battery-power concerns.

From Ars Technica

The chief objection is the implied crossing of the sea during the migration from Tulan, which may be an interpolation.

From Project Gutenberg

These facts are not due to inconsistent interpolation of corslets into the work of this post-Christian poet Quintus.

From Project Gutenberg

However, it is certainly remarkable that the interpolation was not made by one of the interpolators of critical theory.

From Project Gutenberg

Cauer remarks that the possibility of "interpolation" "began only after the fixing of the text by Pisistratus."

From Project Gutenberg

This entry is an interpolation in a list of mayors and sheriffs in a different handwriting.

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Related Words

• addition
• debut
• establishment
• inauguration
• influx
• initiation
• installation
• launch
• opening
• preface
• presentation