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Interpolation

High School

Definition

Interpolation estimates values between given data points. Methods include polynomial interpolation and spline interpolation.

Formulas

L(x) = ∑_i=0ⁿ yᵢ ∏_j ≠ i (x - xⱼ)/(xᵢ - xⱼ)

Lagrange interpolation polynomial

Examples

Example 1

Find the Lagrange polynomial through (0,1), (1,3), (2,7).

Applications

Computer Graphics

Curve/surface generation

Signal Processing

Resampling

Data Analysis

Missing value estimation

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