interpolate

ɪnˈtɜːrpəˌleɪt

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Definition of interpolate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

insertion

Rare

insert something between other things

Rare

He interpolated a joke into the conversation.

inject

insert

introduce

mathematics

TECH.

estimate a value between known data points

TECH.

The software interpolates the missing data points.

estimate

extrapolate

text alteration

Rare

insert words into a text, possibly altering it

Rare

The editor interpolated additional comments into the manuscript.

inject

insert

introduce

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Origin of interpolate

Latin, interpolare (to alter)

Terms with interpolate included in their meaning

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kriging

mathematics

regression technique used to interpolate data

lerp

math computing

interpolate linearly between two values

Examples of interpolate in a sentence

The editor interpolated additional notes into the manuscript.
Engineers interpolate values to predict outcomes.
We interpolate data to fill in gaps.
She decided to interpolate her thoughts into the article.
He interpolated a few jokes into his speech.

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French:intercaler, interpoler, ...
German:einfügen, berechnen, ...
Italian:interpolare, ...
Spanish:intercalar, interpolar, ...
Portuguese:interpolar, estimar, ...
Chinese:插入, 插值, ...
Japanese:挿入する, 補間する, ...
Arabic:أَدْرَجَ, قَدَّرَ قِيمَة بَيْن نِقَاط مَعْرُوفَة, ...
Hebrew:לְהַכְנִיס, לְחַשֵּׁב עֲרָכִים חֲסֵרִים, ...
Russian:вставлять, интерполировать, ...
Ukrainian:інтерполювати, вставляти, ...
Hindi:डालना, अनुमान लगाना, ...
Bengali:প্রবেশ করানো, অনুমান করা, ...
Catalan:inserir, interpolar, ...
Czech:vsunout, interpolovat, ...
Danish:indsætte, interpolere, ...
Dutch:invoegen, schatten, ...
Greek:εισάγω, υπολογίζω, ...
Hungarian:beilleszteni, interpolálni, ...
Khmer:បញ្ចូលបន្ថែម, អន្តរប៉ូលេ, ...
Korean:삽입하다, 보간하다, ...
Persian:درج کرد, تخمین زد, ...
Polish:wtrącić, interpolować, ...
Portuguese (BR):interpolar, estimar, ...
Romanian:a insera, a interpola, ...
Swedish:infoga, interpolera, ...
Thai:แทรก, ประมาณค่า, ...
Turkish:eklemek, interpole etmek, ...
Vietnamese:chèn, ước lượng, ...

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