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pscion YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 6	What is "lerp" an abbreviation for? Sep 11th, 2009, 1:58am   I like the little lerp() function, but where does it's name come from?  I tried "linear approximation...", or "line interval...", or "line extrapolation..."  er.... What is "lerp" an abbreviation for? -R

jaylfk Senior Member Offline Posts: 253	Re: What is "lerp" an abbreviation for? Reply #1 - Sep 11th, 2009, 2:21am   If i'm not wrong it stands for linear interpolation. Quote: The basic operation of linear interpolation between two values is so commonly used in computer graphics that it is sometimes called a lerp in that field's jargon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_interpolation

Cedric YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 1838	Re: What is "lerp" an abbreviation for? Reply #2 - Sep 11th, 2009, 4:14am   wikipedia says so . Lerp (computing), a quasi-acronym for linear interpolation in computing and mathematics.
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