convolution

Etymology
Borrowed from, past participle of , from + , with the suffix. Equivalent to. The mathematical sense is a semantic calque from.

Noun

 * 1) A twist or fold.
 * 2) Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
 * 3) The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
 * 4) The state or condition of being convoluted.
 * 5)  A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.
 * 6) * The proper method in dealing with distribution functions and their convolutions (“Faltungen”) is the method of Fourier transforms, first applied systematically by Levy in his book on the calculus of probability.
 * Aurel Wintner, 1934
 * 1)  A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
 * 2) One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix.
 * 1)  A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
 * 2) One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix.
 * 1) One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix.

Usage notes

 * The term refers to both the result function and to the process of computing it.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, витка
 * Finnish: ,


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 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 卷積, 褶積
 * Czech: konvoluce
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: földun
 * Italian: convoluzione
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: لوول, پێچ
 * Polish:


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 * Scottish Gaelic:

Etymology
Formed from, with the suffix.

Noun

 * 1) convolution