1. a person who inserts something between other things or into a text
2. a device or program that estimates intermediate values between known data points
Usage: mathematics; computing

Examples

• The interpolator added several paragraphs to the original manuscript.
• Scholars identified the interpolator who had modified the ancient text.
• The software uses a linear interpolator to smooth the data curve.
• The interpolator calculated missing temperature readings between recorded measurements.
• Graphics programs rely on interpolators to resize images smoothly.
• The interpolator estimated the population for years between census counts.