convolution
noun
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- (mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.
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circonvolution
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convoluted
adjective
/-vəʊ-/
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/ˈkɑnvəˌlutəd/
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/ˈkɒnvəl(j)uːtɪd/
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/ˌkɑnvəˈlutəd/
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/ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd/
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[-ɾəd]
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- (chiefly, anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.
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convoluté,
circonvolutif
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- (figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.
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alambiqué,
compliqué,
tortueux
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