What is the meaning of interpolation?

noun

  • A message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted.
    • usage: "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins"
  • Mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known. (
  • The action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts.
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APAWordNet. (2010). interpolation. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/interpolation/definitions/1214259
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