In Perl, variable interpolation happens in double-quoted strings and patterns, and list interpolation occurs when constructing the list of values to pass to a list operator or other such construct that takes a LIST.
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Interpolation
//ɪnˌtɜː.pəˈleɪʃən//
Synonyms for "interpolation" (83 found)
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27 translations across 18 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- παρεμβολή noun (that which is introduced or inserted)
Bulgarian
2 entries- интерполация noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
- интерполация noun (computing: process of including and processing externally-fetched data in a document or program)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 插值 noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 插值 noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
Finnish
3 entries- interpolaatio noun (music: abrupt change in elements)
- interpolointi noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
- lisäys noun (that which is introduced or inserted)
German
1 entries- Interpolation noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
Hungarian
1 entries- interpoláció noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
Italian
1 entries- interpolazione noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
Japanese
1 entries- 補間 noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
Kazakh
1 entries- интерполяция noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
Polish
4 entries- interpolacja noun (music: abrupt change in elements)
- interpolacja noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
- interpolacja noun (computing: process of including and processing externally-fetched data in a document or program)
- interpolacja noun (that which is introduced or inserted)
Portuguese
1 entries- interpolação noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
Romanian
1 entries- interpolare noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
Russian
3 entries- интерполя́ция noun (music: abrupt change in elements)
- интерполя́ция noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
- интерполя́ция noun (computing: process of including and processing externally-fetched data in a document or program)
Spanish
1 entries- interpolación noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
Swedish
1 entries- interpolation noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
Ukrainian
2 entries- інтерполя́ція noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
- інтерполя́ція noun (that which is introduced or inserted)
Vietnamese
1 entries- nội suy noun (math, science: process of estimating the value of a function)
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Today a widely established convention encloses all editorial interpolations in square brackets [like so] for clarity.
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Bentley wrote a letter […] upon the scriptural glosses in our present copies of Hesychius, which he considered interpolations from a later hand.
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We, who are born into the world's artificial system, can never adequately know how little in our present state and circumstances is natural, and how much is merely the interpolation of the perverted mind and heart of man.
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