interpolate

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  1. transitive verb To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
  2. transitive verb To insert (material) into a text.
  3. transitive verb To insert into a conversation. See Synonyms at introduce.
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  • I agree with the gist of your comment (it most definitely is anything but linear), but regarding the suitable metric, growing degree hours, where hourly data are either available or interpolate-able, should do what you want. —  RealClimate
  • My photos are already 10mpixel, is it still neccesary to interpolate it? —  Digital Camera Reviews & Photography Tips
  • The persistence-of-vision hurdle is easily jumped, by tuning a decay function to interpolate across the animated gif so that it looks like the appropriate single frame. —  Slashdot
  • (© Gerry Goodstein) "When you're fat and ugly, you had better have a couple of high F's you can interpolate into your life." —  TheaterMania.com
  • It should have an interpolation technique (linear should be easy enough) to interpolate missing positions between 2 known positions. —  MacUpdate - Mac OS X
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin interpolāre, interpolāt-, to touch up, refurbish, from interpolis, refurbished; see pel-5 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin interpolatus, past participle of interpolare (later Italian interpolare = Spanish Portuguese Provencal interpolar = French interpoler), polish, furbish, or dress up, corrupt, from interpolis, also interpolus, dressed up, altered in form or appearance, falsified, from inter, between, + polire, polish: see polish.
 

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/ɪnˈtərpəleɪt/
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