convolution

English

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Etymology

From Latin convolutus (“to roll together”), past participle of convolvere, from con- + volvere (“to roll”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːʃən

Noun

convolution (plural convolutions)

1. Something that is folded or twisted.
2. Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
3. The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
4. (mathematics) A form of moving average.
5. (computing) A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.

Related terms

• convolve
• convolute
• convoluted

Translations

something that is folded or twisted

• Bulgarian: извивка (bg) (izvivka) f, витка (bg) (vitka) f

any of the folds on the surface of the brain

• Bulgarian: гънка (bg) (gǎnka) f

shape of something rotating; a vortex

• Bulgarian: витка (bg) (vitka) f

(mathematics) A form of moving average

• Icelandic: földun (is) f
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: لوول (ku) (lul), پێچ (ku) (péç)

(computing) A function that puts elements of multiple strings into arrays

External links

• convolution in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• convolution in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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French

Etymology

From Latin convolutus

Noun

convolution f (plural convolutions)

1. convolution