Interpolation
WordNet
noun
(1) The action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
(2) (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known
(3) A message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
"With the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"
"With many insertions in the margins"
WiktionaryText
English
Noun
- An abrupt change in elements, with continuation of the first idea.
- In mathematics and science: the process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points.
- The process of including and processing externally-fetched data in a document or program; see interpolate.