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interpolation
[in-tur-puh-ley-shuhn]
noun
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.
interpolation
/ ɪˌɜːəˈɪʃə /
noun
the act of interpolating or the state of being interpolated
something interpolated
Other Word Forms
- noninterpolation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of interpolation1
Example Sentences
It’s the Grandmaster Flash’s “The Message” interpolation for me, and that song was totally ubiquitous for a period — but likely not for the Grammys.
If this interpolation exists merely to inform or remind audiences that Black soldiers flew combat missions in the war, that’s a good enough reason.
The track, which serves as the LP’s closer and its thematic anchor, is an eclecticist’s dream: absurdist trap, glossy vocal harmonies, and an interpolation of some Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op.
Fans also speculated that the lyrics were an interpolation of Bruno Mars's When I Was Your Man, which was reportedly played at the couple's wedding.
Though these characters take inspiration from people in her life, you read them as a sort of autofiction within Rachman’s fiction: interpretations, interpolations and interrogations of herself.
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