"interpolate" meaning in English

See interpolate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪn.ˈtɜɹ.pə.ˌleɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-interpolate.wav [US] Forms: interpolates [present, singular, third-person], interpolating [participle, present], interpolated [participle, past], interpolated [past]
Etymology: From Latin interpolare, Latin interpolatum, from inter (“between”) and polire (“to polish”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pel- (beat)}}, {{der|en|la|interpolare}} Latin interpolare, {{der|en|la|interpolatum}} Latin interpolatum, {{m|la|inter||between}} inter (“between”), {{m|la|polire||to polish}} polire (“to polish”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} interpolate (third-person singular simple present interpolates, present participle interpolating, simple past and past participle interpolated)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to introduce something, such as words, between other things, such as other words): вмъквам (vmǎkvam) (Bulgarian), интерполировать (interpolirovatʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-interpolate-en-verb-7wVT269I Disambiguation of 'to introduce something, such as words, between other things, such as other words': 83 15 2
  2. (mathematics) To estimate the value of a function between two tabulated points. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (to estimate the value of a function): интерполирам (interpoliram) (Bulgarian), interpolar (Catalan), interpolovat (Czech), interpoloida (Finnish), interpoler (French), interpolieren (German), интерполи́ровать (interpolírovatʹ) (Russian), interpolar (Spanish), isalingit (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-interpolate-en-verb-twGrUa9T Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'to estimate the value of a function': 3 92 5
  3. (computing) During the course of processing some data, and in response to a directive in that data, to fetch data from a different source and process it in-line along with the original data. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms (process fetched data in-line): transclude
    Sense id: en-interpolate-en-verb-y9mMWauD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 76 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'process fetched data in-line': 10 6 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: extrapolate, interpolation

Inflected forms

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