convolution

ˌkɑːnvəˈluːʃən

Definition

Definition of convolution - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

complexity

Rare

state of being complex or intricate

Rare

The plot's convolution made the movie hard to follow.

complexity

intricacy

twist

brain fold

TECH.

fold on the brain's surface

TECH.

Scientists studied the convolutions of the brain.

fold

gyrus

math operation

TECH.

mathematical operation on two functions

TECH.

The engineer used convolution to process the signal.

folding

integration

physical twist

Rare

complex twist or coil in an object

Rare

The wire formed a convolution around the pole.

coil

spiral

twist

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complex twist or coil in an object

Origin of convolution

Latin, convolvere (to roll together)

Terms with convolution included in their meaning

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convolve

mathematics

form the convolution of something with something else

convolve

technology

compute the convolution function

tortuousness

hard to follow

complexity or convolution in thought or language

convolutional

adj.

mathematics

related to the process of convolution in mathematics

deconvolution

mathematics

inversion of a convolution equation in mathematics

Examples of convolution in a sentence

Understanding the convolution of the theory took time.
The MRI scan revealed distinct convolutions in the cortex.
Convolutions in the brain are linked to cognitive functions.
Convolution is essential in image processing algorithms.
The mathematician explained convolution in the lecture.
The rope's convolution made it difficult to untangle.

The artist admired the convolution of the metal sculpture.

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French:complexité, circonvolution, ...
German:Komplexität, Gehirnwindung, ...
Italian:complessità, circonvoluzioni, ...
Spanish:complejidad, circunvolución, ...
Portuguese:complexidade, convolução, ...
Chinese:复杂性, 脑回, ...
Japanese:複雑さ, 脳回, ...
Arabic:تَعْقِيد, تَلافِيف, ...
Hebrew:מוּרְכָּבוּת, קֶפֶל, ...
Russian:запутанность, извилина, ...
Ukrainian:заплутаність, звивина, ...
Hindi:जटिलता, मोड़, ...
Bengali:কনভলিউশন, ভাঁজ, ...
Catalan:complexitat, convolució, ...
Czech:složitost, závit, ...
Danish:kompleksitet, vinding, ...
Dutch:complexiteit, hersenplooi, ...
Greek:πολυπλοκότητα, πτυχή, ...
Hungarian:bonyolultság, agytekervény, ...
Khmer:ភាពស្មុគស្មាញ, ក្រញ៉ូងខួរក្បាល, ...
Korean:복잡성, 뇌의 주름, ...
Persian:پیچیدگی, چین مغزی, ...
Polish:zawiłość, fałda, ...
Portuguese (BR):complexidade, dobra cerebral, ...
Romanian:complexitate, pliu cerebral, ...
Swedish:komplexitet, veck, ...
Thai:ความซับซ้อน, รอยพับของสมอง, ...
Turkish:karmaşıklık, beyin kıvrımı, ...
Vietnamese:sự phức tạp, nếp gấp, ...

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