apodize

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verb

To remove or smooth a sharp discontinuity in a mathematical function.

OriginAncient Greek ποδός (podós) ← Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ← English a- →
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Meanings

verbapodize (third-person singular simple present apodizes, present participle apodizing, simple past and past participle apodized)

present singular third person apodizes · participle present apodizing · participle past apodized · past apodized

  1. mathematicsTo remove or smooth a sharp discontinuity in a mathematical function.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  8. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  9. Ancient Greekποδός (podós)
  10. Englishapodize

From a- + -pod + -ize.

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Translations

Finnish apodisoida
  • apodisoidato remove or smooth a sharp discontinuity in a mathematical function
Portuguese apodizar
  • apodizarto remove or smooth a sharp discontinuity in a mathematical function
Cite this entry
APA

apodize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apodize

MLA

“apodize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apodize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apodize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apodize.

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