Catmull-Rom spline

noun

A special case of a cardinal spline, for tangents chosen to be boldsymbol mₖ=(boldsymbol pₖ₊₁- boldsymbol pₖ₋₁)/2.

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Meanings

nounCatmull-Rom spline (plural Catmull-Rom splines)

plural Catmull-Rom splines

  1. numerical analysisA special case of a cardinal spline, for tangents chosen to be boldsymbol mₖ=(boldsymbol pₖ₊₁- boldsymbol pₖ₋₁)/2.
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