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apodize

apodize verb: to remove or smooth a sharp discontinuity in a mathematical function.

Verb

apodize (third-person singular simple present apodizes, present participle apodizing, simple past and past participle apodized)

  1. To remove or smooth a sharp discontinuity in a mathematical function.

Forms of apodize

third-person singular presentapodizes
present participleapodizing
past participleapodized
pastapodized

Origin of apodize

From a- + -pod + -ize.

Words formed from apodize

Questions about apodize

What does apodize mean?
Apodize means to remove or smooth a sharp discontinuity in a mathematical function.
What part of speech is apodize?
Apodize is a verb.
What is the past tense of apodize?
The past tense of apodize is apodized.

Words near apodize in the dictionary

  1. apoditrysian
  2. apoditrysians
  3. apodixis
  4. apodization
  5. apodizations
  6. apodize
  7. apodized
  8. apodizer
  9. apodizers
  10. apodizes
  11. apodizing

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