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interpolation

/ɪntərˈpɒlɪˌeɪʃən/ noun · British & US
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What does interpolation mean?

noun

The act of estimating or calculating a missing value between two known values, or the process of estimating or calculating a value that is not directly known. In linguistics, the process of filling in a word or phrase that is not explicitly stated in a text.

Example

"The software uses interpolation to calculate the missing data points in the graph."

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