1. Noun
The act of introducing or inserting anything, especially that which is spurious or foreign.
2. Noun
That which is introduced or inserted, especially something foreign or spurious.
3. Noun
The method or operation of finding from a few given terms of a series, as of numbers or observations, other intermediate terms in conformity with the law of the series.
4. Noun
(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known
Vocabulary classified under Mathematics
5. Noun
a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted; "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins"
Vocabulary classified under Business and finance
6. Noun
the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
Vocabulary classified under Spelling and grammar
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