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



On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 08:29:32AM -0400, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:

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> 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.

To be fair, you should quote wikipedia thoroughly. In the disambiguation
page [1] you do find the current use:

  String interpolation, in computing, the substitution of variables by their values

So that use is "out there". You better take note of it :-)

Cheers

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpolation_(disambiguation)

 - t

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