interpolators

/ɪnˈtɜrpəˌleɪtərz/
noun
  1. People or things that insert something between other things, especially in a text, data set, or conversation.
    • The editors acted as interpolators, adding new paragraphs to clarify the historical timeline.
    • In the math software, the interpolators filled in missing values between the recorded data points.
    • During the meeting, one of the interpolators kept interrupting with unnecessary comments.
  2. In mathematics and computing, algorithms or functions that estimate values between known data points.
    • The program uses linear interpolators to smooth out the graph between measured temperatures.
    • Engineers rely on interpolators to predict the performance of the bridge under various loads.
    • The weather model's interpolators calculated the likely rainfall for areas without direct sensors.
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