Spline may refer to:
Mathematics
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Spline (mathematics)
In mathematics, a spline is a special function defined piecewise by polynomials.
In interpolating problems, spline interpolation is often preferred to polynomial interpolation because it yields similar results, even when using low degree po ...
, a mathematical function used for interpolation or smoothing
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Smoothing spline
Smoothing splines are function estimates, \hat f(x), obtained from a set of noisy observations y_i of the target f(x_i), in order to balance a measure of goodness of fit of \hat f(x_i) to y_i with a derivative based measure of the smoothness of \ ...
, a method of smoothing using a spline function
Devices
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Spline (mechanical)
Splines are ridges or teeth
on a drive shaft that matches with grooves in a mating piece and transfer torque to it, maintaining the angular correspondence between them.
For instance, a gear mounted on a shaft might use a male spline on the shaft ...
, a mating feature for rotating elements
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Flat spline
A spline consists of a long strip fixed in position at a number of points whose tension creates a smooth curve passing through those points, for the purpose of transferring that curve to another material.
Before computers were used for creating ...
, a device to draw curves
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Spline drive, a type of screw drive
* Spline cord, a type of thin rubber cord used to secure a
window screen
A window screen (also known as insect screen, bug screen, fly screen, flywire, wire mesh, or window net) is designed to cover the opening of a window. It is usually a mesh made of metal, fibreglass, plastic wire, or other pieces of plastic an ...
to its frame
* Spline (or
star filler), a type of plastic cable filler for CAT cable
Other
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Spline (alien beings), in Stephen Baxter's Xeelee Sequence novels
See also
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