basis spline
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A spline function that has minimal support with respect to a given degree, smoothness, and domain partition. Any spline function of given degree can be expressed as a linear combination of basis splines of that degree.
Example Sentences
- "Basis splines can be used for curve-fitting and numerical differentiation of experimental data, and for shaping curves in computer-aided design."