Definition of "interpolates" [interpolates]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interpolate. (verb)

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• "They say NOAA collects no temperature data at all from Bolivia — a high-altitude, landlocked country — but instead "interpolates" or assigns temperature values for that country based on data from "nearby" temperature stations located at lower elevations in Peru, or in the Amazon basin."
• "The philosopher here stands for the stage of thought that goes beyond the stage of common sense; and the difference is simply that he 'interpolates' and 'extrapolates,' where common sense does not."
• "They say NOAA collects no temperature data at all from Bolivia -- a high-altitude, landlocked country -- but instead "interpolates" or assigns temperature values for that country based on data from "nearby" temperature stations located at lower elevations in Peru, or in the Amazon basin."