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guessing the middle by trusting the edges.
means estimating unknown values that fall between known data points, assuming things change smoothly.
from from latin interpolare, to touch up or refurbish — originally about sneaking altered words into old manuscripts, later tamed by mathematicians into filling numeric gaps.
vs extrapolationone guesses inside the data, one gambles outside it
ancient usebabylonian astronomers interpolated planetary positions millennia ago
ai linkimage generators basically interpolate between learned examples
linear trapstraight-line guesses fail when reality curves