interpolate
/ɪnˈtɜrpəˌleɪt/
verb
- To insert something, such as words or data, between other things.
- She interpolated a comment while he was speaking.
- The editor decided to interpolate a new paragraph into the middle of the chapter.
- Scientists interpolate missing data points to complete the graph.
- To estimate a value between two known values in a sequence or series.
- The mathematician showed how to interpolate the curve between the plotted points.
- Using the table, we can interpolate the temperature at 3:30 PM.
- To find the population in 1995, we interpolated between the 1990 and 2000 census figures.
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