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KF

KF is the initialism of Kalman filter.

KF is the initialism of ketotifen fumarate.

KF is the initialism of kill file.

KF is the initialism of Kiwi Farms.

Meaning of Kalman filter

Noun

Kalman filter (plural Kalman filters)

  1. An algorithm that uses a series of measurements observed over time, containing statistical noise and other inaccuracies, and produces estimates of unknown variables that tend to be more precise than those based on a single measurement alone. They are used in navigation, signal processing, etc.
    • There is no doubt that complex notation can create a learning barrier and the notation involved in the Kalman filter can be quite formidable.2005, Randall L. Eubank, A Kalman Filter Primer, CRC Press, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    LQE

See all 2 meanings of Kalman filter

Meaning of kill file

Noun

kill file (plural kill files)

  1. (Internet) A user's file listing the users of a newsgroup whose postings are to be ignored, or other criteria for ignoring posts.

See all 2 meanings of kill file

Forms of KF

Noun
pluralKFs
Verb
third-person singular presentKFs
third-person singular presentKF's
present participleKFing
present participleKF'ing
past participleKFed
pastKFed
past participleKF'd
pastKF'd
past participleKF'ed
pastKF'ed

Questions about KF

What is KF the initialism of?
KF is the initialism of Kalman filter.

Words near KF in the dictionary

  1. Kezia
  2. Keziah
  3. Keziahs
  4. Kezilesu
  5. Kezza
  6. KF
  7. KF94
  8. KF94s
  9. Kfar Aza
  10. KFAS
  11. KFC

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Adapted from Wiktionary: KF (page history and authors); Kalman filter (page history and authors); kill file (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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