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basis splines

basis splines is the plural of basis spline.

Meaning of basis spline

Noun

basis spline (plural basis splines)

  1. 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.
    • Basis splines can be used for curve-fitting and numerical differentiation of experimental data, and for shaping curves in computer-aided design.
    Synonyms:
    B-spline

Questions about basis splines

What is basis splines the plural of?
Basis splines is the plural of basis spline.

Words near basis splines in the dictionary

  1. basipterygoids
  2. basis
  3. basis point
  4. basis points
  5. basis spline
  6. basis splines
  7. basis vector
  8. basis vectors
  9. basiscopic
  10. basiscopically
  11. basises

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