INTERPOLATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts

Synonyms:

interjection; interpellation; interpolation; interposition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("interpolation" is a kind of...):

break; disruption; gap; interruption (an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity)

Derivation:

interpolate (insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby)

Meaning:

(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("interpolation" is a kind of...):

calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

Derivation:

interpolate (estimate the value of)

Meaning:

A message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted

Example:

with many insertions in the margins

Synonyms:

insertion; interpolation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("interpolation" is a kind of...):

content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)

Derivation:

interpolate (insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby)