CEFR C1 — Advanced

Interpolate

Definition

(formal) To estimate or calculate a value or quantity within two known values, often by using a mathematical formula or model; to insert or add something, such as a word or phrase, into a text or conversation, often in a way that is not obvious or explicit.

Example Sentences

1The researchers used a complex algorithm to interpolate the missing data points in the dataset.

2Can you interpolate the missing words from the context into this ambiguous sentence?

3The editor carefully interpolated a few key phrases into the original text to make it more engaging.

4To interpolate the unknown variable, we need to analyze the relationships between the other variables in the system.

5The historian had to interpolate the missing events in the ancient chronicle based on her knowledge of the period.

More C1 Words

robust liaison transitional modification culpability invariable

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