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Interpolated vs Mixed - What's the difference?

interpolated | mixed |

As verbs the difference between interpolated and mixed

is that interpolated is (interpolate) while mixed is (mix).

As an adjective mixed is

having two or more separate aspects.

interpolated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (interpolate)

  • interpolate

    English

    (Interpolation)

    Verb

    (interpolat)
  • (intransitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert words into a text.
  • in verse 74, the second line is clearly interpolated
  • (mathematics) To estimate the value of a function between two points between which it is tabulated.
  • (computing) During the course of processing some data, and in response to a directive in that data, to fetch data from a different source and process it in-line along with the original data.
  • * , Nroff/Troff User's manual
  • A macro is invoked in the same way as a request; a control line beginning .'''xx'' will '''interpolate the contents of macro ''xx .
  • * , 3rd Edition, 2000, p. 992.
  • In Perl, variable interpolation' happens in double-quoted strings and patterns, and list '''interpolation occurs when constructing the list of values to pass to a list operator or other such construct that takes a ''LIST .

    Synonyms

    * (process fetched data in-line) transclude

    mixed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mix)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having two or more separate aspects.
  • I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.
  • Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
  • My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.
  • Including both male(s) and female(s).
  • The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side.
    ''My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.
  • Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • ''The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.
    ''Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed

    Synonyms

    * heterogenous * (not pure) impure

    Antonyms

    * unmixed * homogenous

    Derived terms

    * mixed blessing * mixed bud * mixed company * mixed doubles * mixed drink * mixed farming * mixed marriage * mixed message * mixed number

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