Summary: INTERPOLATION
Interpolation is a process of finding a formula (often
a polynomial) whose graph will pass through a given
set of points (x, y).
As an example, consider defining
x0 = 0, x1 =

4
, x2 =

2
and
yi = cos xi, i = 0, 1, 2
This gives us the three points
(0, 1) ,
µ

4, 1
sqrt(2)
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Source: Atkinson, Kendall - Departments of Computer Science & Mathematics, University of Iowa

Collections: Computer Technologies and Information Sciences