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# interpolation

noun (plural interpolations) (formal)

«interpolation» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Kalisch and others suspect that some passages of Sefer Yetzirah were added later by other hands. In the primary lessons: in the lessons a line or passage slipped into an old tale by a later teller or writer

### Meaning

Something extra added into a text or story that was not there at first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/interpolation/#m1)

### Examples

- 44) This whole paragraph is an interpolation of an unknown hand, as it can be easily proved. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/interpolation/#x1)
- But this arrangement is undoubtedly an interpolation of a later time, as the author of the book "Yezirah" lived many years before Ptolemy. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/interpolation/#x2)
- As such a view is entirely re- pugnant to the modern critical raind, some writers regard this closing Mishnah as a later interpolation. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/interpolation/#x3)
- The line about the dragon is an interpolation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/interpolation/#x4)
- Scholars spotted an interpolation in the old song. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/interpolation/#x5)
- This added scene is a later interpolation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/interpolation/#x6)

### Note

nothing for maths; in maths an interpolation is an estimate between two known values, and it does not add to a count

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «interpolation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/interpolation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«interpolation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/interpolation.html) on Mova free.