convolver

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noun

An algorithm that performs convolution on a signal.

OriginEnglish convolve ← Latin convolvō ← Proto-Italic *wolwō →
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Meanings

nounconvolver (plural convolvers)

plural convolvers

  1. computingAn algorithm that performs convolution on a signal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  7. Proto-Italic*wolwō
  8. Latinvolvō
  9. Latinconvolvō
  10. Englishconvolve
  11. Englishconvolver

From convolve + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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