内插 (nèichā): to interpolate; interpolation (…

Meanings

1 to interpolate; interpolation (math)
2 to install (hardware) internally

Characters

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Examples

我们用线性内插估算中间值。

Wǒmen yòng xiànxìng nèichā gūsuàn zhōngjiān zhí.

We use linear interpolation to estimate the intermediate values.

这块显卡是内插式的，不是外接的。

Zhè kuài xiǎnkǎ shì nèichā shì de, bù shì wàijiē de.

This graphics card is internally installed, not external.

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usage

Two main contexts: in math/numerical analysis, 内插 = interpolation (estimating values within a known range); in computer hardware, 内插 = internally installed (vs. 外接 wàijiē, plug-in / external). The opposite of mathematical 内插 is 外推 (wàituī, extrapolation).