convolution
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin convolutus (“to roll together”), past participle of convolvere, from con- + volvere (“to roll”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -uːʃən
Noun [edit]
convolution (plural convolutions)
- Something that is folded or twisted.
- Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
- The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
- (mathematics) A form of moving average.
- (computing) A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
(mathematics) A form of moving average
(computing) A function that puts elements of multiple strings into arrays
External links [edit]
- convolution in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- convolution in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin convolutus
Noun [edit]
convolution f (plural convolutions)
