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• Convolution — Con vo*lu tion, n. 1. The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion. [1913 Webster] O er the calm sea, in convolution swift, The feathered eddy floats. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being rolled… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• convolution — n. [L. convolutus, rolled up] A coiling or twisting, as of something rolled or folded on itself …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• convolution — convolutional, convolutionary /kon veuh looh sheuh ner ee/, adj. /kon veuh looh sheuhn/, n. 1. a rolled up or coiled condition. 2. a rolling or coiling together. 3. a turn of anything coiled; whorl. 4. Anat. one of the sinuous folds or ridges of… …   Universalium

• convolution — 1. A coiling or rolling of an organ. 2. Specifically, a gyrus of the cerebral or cerebellar cortex. [L. convolutio] angular c. SYN: angular gyrus. anterior central c. SYN: precentral gyrus. ascending frontal c. SYN: precentral gyrus. ascending …   Medical dictionary

• convolution — con•vo•lu•tion [[t]ˌkɒn vəˈlu ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a rolled up or coiled condition 2) a rolling or coiling together 3) a turn of anything coiled; whorl 4) anat. one of the sinuous folds or ridges of the surface of the brain • Etymology: 1535–45; < L …   From formal English to slang

• convolution — /kɒnvəˈluʃən / (say konvuh loohshuhn) noun 1. a rolled up or coiled condition. 2. a rolling or coiling together. 3. a turn of anything coiled; whorl; sinuosity. 4. Anatomy one of the sinuous folds or ridges of the surface of the brain …  

• Central limit theorem — This figure demonstrates the central limit theorem. The sample means are generated using a random number generator, which draws numbers between 1 and 100 from a uniform probability distribution. It illustrates that increasing sample sizes result… …   Wikipedia

• roll — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. drumming, rumble, rattle, clatter, patter, toll; trill, chime, beat; reverberation, echoing, thunder; tattoo, rat a tat, rub a dub, pitter patter, dingdong, ticktock, charivari, quaver, peal of bells; …   English dictionary for students

• convolute — (adj.) rolled up together, 1794, from L. convolutus, pp. of convolvere (see CONVOLUTION (Cf. convolution)). The noun meaning something convoluted is from 1846 …   Etymology dictionary

• convolute — I verb 1. curl, wind, or twist together • Syn: ↑convolve • Derivationally related forms: ↑convolution, ↑convolution (for: ↑convolve) • …   Useful english dictionary

• Atomic volume — Volume Vol ume, n. [F., from L. volumen a roll of writing, a book, volume, from volvere, volutum, to roll. See {Voluble}.] 1. A roll; a scroll; a written document rolled up for keeping or for use, after the manner of the ancients. [Obs.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English