interpolation

🇺🇸 /ɪnˌtɜːrpəˈleɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˌtɜːpəˈleɪʃn/
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noun
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A comment that interrupts a conversation.

He was quiet, but his rare interpolations showed good sense.

R

Something added to a piece of writing.

The relevant passage is a later interpolation.

R

Adding a value into a series by calculating it from known values around it.

The value was calculated by interpolation.

translation

n. A comment that interrupts a conversation.; Something added to a piece of writing.; Adding a value into a series by calculating it from known values around it.

Word Forms

Plural interpolations