interpolation
- n a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told - n (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known
- n the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
- Its structure, like that of the Byrne stories, is subject to interpolation every time a colorful episode, not included in the original scheme, seems possible.
- Until Tiros, the story of what happens overhead had been a matter of educated guesswork, a smattering of facts well-larded with interpolation.
- For example, Merrill has unaccountably confined Dido and Aeneas to a bedchamber when they should be strolling under the stars while singing Berlioz's interpolation of "In such a .