inverse distance weighting

multivariate interpolation algorithm
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inverse distance weighting

Summary

inverse distance weighting is a deterministic algorithm[1]. It draws 179 Wikipedia views per month (deterministic_algorithm category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • inverse distance weighting's instance of is recorded as deterministic algorithm[3].
  • inverse distance weighting's instance of is recorded as multivariate interpolation[4].
  • inverse distance weighting's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0524n9[5].
  • inverse distance weighting's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IDW'}[6].
  • inverse distance weighting's defining formula is recorded as u(\mathbf{x}) = \begin{cases} \frac{\displaystyle \sum_{i = 1}^{N}{ w_i(\mathbf{x}) u_i } } { \displaystyle \sum_{i = 1}^{N}{ w_i(\mathbf{x}) } }, & \text{if } d(\mathbf{x},\mathbf{x}_i) \neq 0 \text{ for all } i \ u_i, & \text{if } d(\mathbf{x},\mathbf{x}_i) = 0 \text{ for some } i \end{cases}[7].
  • inverse distance weighting's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[8].
  • inverse distance weighting's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 47872207[9].
  • inverse distance weighting's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C47872207[10].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include deterministic algorithm[3] and multivariate interpolation[4].

Why It Matters

inverse distance weighting draws 179 Wikipedia views per month (deterministic_algorithm category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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