interpolation

[ in-tur-puh-ley-shuh n ]

/ ɪnˌtɜr pəˈleɪ ʃən /

the act or process of interpolating or the state of being interpolated.

something interpolated, as a passage introduced into a text.

Mathematics.

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

Origin of interpolation

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

non·in·ter·po·la·tion, noun

Nevertheless, that is what happens, and it is impossible to tell where the authentic text ends and the interpolation begins.

Musical Memories |Camille Saint-Sans
Hence by interpolation the exact balance is found to correspond to 18·177 strokes per minute.

Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 |Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
The original text has here this interpolation, 'who was the presbyter nanda at that time,' of course bracketed by the editor.

The Gtakaml |rya Sra
When men interpolate, it is because they believe their interpolation seriously needed.

The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume IV. |Thomas Paine

It does not follow that these differences should be used for interpolation.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6 |Various

interpolation

/ (ɪnˌtɜːpəˈleɪʃən) /

the act of interpolating or the state of being interpolated

something interpolated