Re: define (or translate, or substitute for) "interpolate": Re: rsync --delete

[rhkramer@gmail.com]

On Monday, October 19, 2020 08:30:36 AM rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> Oops, forgot to say that of course I recognize that language (and word
> meanings) evolve.
> 
> On Monday, October 19, 2020 08:29:32 AM rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Saturday, October 17, 2020 06:01:13 PM David Christensen wrote:
> > > I don't use Bourne arrays, and I barely understand how the shell
> > > interpolates lists and preserves items containing whitespace.  When I
> > > can't figure it out, I switch to Perl.
> > 
> > I'm looking for an alternate thing to think of when I see the word
> > interpolate -- I guess maybe interpret or substitute would be good ways
> > for me to think about it (think when I see the word interpolate) (maybe
> > see rant, below).
> > 
> > Rant (to ignore):
> > 
> > When I was in school, many years ago, I learned what I consider the
> > "traditional" meaning of interpolate, typified by the following
> > definitions / explanations found using google:
> > 
> > define: interpolate
> > 
> > Aside: I guess maybe the merriam-webster 1 b definition might be closest
> > to the meaning intended, but I think the intention is more to substitute
> > words.
> > 
> > `=
> > www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › interpolate
> > 1a : to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or
> > foreign matter. b : to insert (words) into a text or into a conversation.
> > 2
> > 
> > : to insert between other things or parts : intercalate. 3 : to estimate
> > 
> > values of (data or a function) between two known values. intransitive
> > verb.
> > 
> > Interpolation - Wikipedia
> > en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Interpolation
> > In the mathematical field of numerical analysis, interpolation is a type
> > of estimation, a method of ... variable, may be contrary to commonsense,
> > i.e. to what is known about the experimental system which has generated
> > the data points.
> > 
> > ...
> > 
> > In computer graphics, interpolation is the creation of new values that
> > lie between known values. ... Another example is when a video image in a
> > low resolution is upscaled to display on a monitor with a higher
> > resolution, the missing lines are created by interpolation.
> > 
> > Definition of interpolation | PCMag
> > www.pcmag.com › Encyclopedia › I
> > ='
> > 
> > define interpolation computing
> > 
> > `=
> > What is interpolation in computer science?
> > In the context of live-action and computer animation, interpolation is
> > inbetweening, or filling in frames between the key frames. It typically
> > calculates the in-between frames through use of (usually) piecewise
> > polynomial interpolation to draw images semi-automatically.
> > 
> > ...
> > 
> > Interpolation (computer graphics) - Wikipedia
> > en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Interpolation_(computer_graph...
> > Search for: What is interpolation in computer science?
> > ='
> > 
> > Don't know (really) why I bothered to write this, maybe just to express
> > some frustration, or maybe by writing it I'll clear my brain slightly.  I
> > guess I could have written it and never sent it -- I'm occasionally that
> > disciplined, but not always ;-)