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Who Invented Linear Interpolation?

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Who Invented Linear Interpolation?

History and applications
Linear interpolation is an easy way to do this. It is believed that it was used in the Seleucid Empire (last three centuries BC) and by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Hipparchus
Hipparchus
He is known to have been a working astronomer between 162 and 127 BC. Hipparchus is considered the greatest ancient astronomical observer and, by some, the greatest overall astronomer of antiquity. He was the first whose quantitative and accurate models for the motion of the Sun and Moon survive.
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(second century BC).

Who discovered interpolation?

Brahmagupta's interpolation formula is a second-order polynomial interpolation formula developed by the Indian mathematician and astronomer Brahmagupta (598–668 CE) in the early 7th century CE.

What is the purpose of linear interpolation?

Linear interpolation is a method useful for curve fitting using linear polynomials. It helps in building new data points within the range of a discrete set of already known data points. Therefore, the Linear interpolation is the simplest method for estimating a channel from the vector of the given channel's estimates.

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