interpolation (n.)

  1. a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted; with the help of his friends interpolations his story was eventually told; with many insertions in the margins

    [ Syn: insertion ]

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

  3. the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts

    [ Syn: interjection , interposition , interpellation ]

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