convolution

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convolutus (“to roll together”), past participle of convolvere, from con- + volvere (“to roll”), with the suffix -tion.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːʃən

Noun

convolution (countable and uncountable, 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.

Translations

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Further reading

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

French

Etymology

Formed from Latin convolutus, with the suffix -tion.

Noun

convolution f (plural convolutions)

  1. convolution

Further reading

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