convolution
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin convolutus (“to roll together”), past participle of convolvere, from con- + volvere (“to roll”), with the suffix -tion. Equivalent to convolute + -ion.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uːʃən
Noun
convolution (countable and uncountable, plural convolutions)
- A twist or fold.
- Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
- The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
- State or condition of being convoluted.
- (mathematics) A form of moving average.
- (computing) A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
- One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix. A keyring contains 2 convolutions.
Related terms
Translations
twist or fold
any of the folds on the surface of the brain
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shape of something rotating; a vortex — see also vortex
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state or condition of being convoluted
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mathematics: form of moving average
computing: function that maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples
one 360° turn in a spring or similar helix
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- Scottish Gaelic: (please verify) comh-shnìomh m
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Further reading
- “convolution”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “convolution”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Formed from Latin convolutus, with the suffix -tion.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
convolution f (plural convolutions)
Further reading
- “convolution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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