interpolate
C1CEFR level
65/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister
General verb
To estimate an intermediate value between two known points, or to insert material into a text.
The missing readings were interpolated from adjacent measurements.
Business verb
To estimate an unknown value that falls between two known data points.
Lacking data for the missing quarter, the analyst interpolated the figure from the surrounding trend line.
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