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convolvable

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

That can be convolved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • The set of distributions are convolvable with Poisson kernels.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin convolvōbor. English convolve Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English convolvable From convolve + -able.