Word
interpolation
Phoneticsin·ter·po·la·tion
/ˌɪˈtɝpəˌɫeɪʃən/
Definition
n. estimating an unknown value that lies between two known data points.
n. the mathematical estimation or prediction of intermediate values lying strictly within the convex hull or support of observed data points.
Examples
“By simple interpolation, we guessed the temperature at noon was twenty degrees since it was eighteen at ten and twenty-two at two.”
“Generative models produce smooth video transitions through latent space interpolation between start and end frames.”
“In high-dimensional overparameterized regimes, neural network interpolation achieves zero empirical training loss while sustaining low generalization error.”
Examples
simple
“By simple interpolation, we guessed the temperature at noon was twenty degrees since it was eighteen at ten and twenty-two at two.”
contextual
“Generative models produce smooth video transitions through latent space interpolation between start and end frames.”
complex
“In high-dimensional overparameterized regimes, neural network interpolation achieves zero empirical training loss while sustaining low generalization error.”
Real-World Examples
“Interpolation asks what happens between things we have seen.” “It’s daring – there is no chorus, the arrangement keeps changing – and beautifully done, from the fleeting interpolation of the Beatles’ Here There and Everywhere to Justin Vernon ’s heart-stopping guest vocal.” Etymology
From Latin interpolatio ('a refurbishing, insertion'), from interpolare ('to alter, insert, refresh'), from inter- ('between') + polire ('to polish').
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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