Convolution

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːʃən

Origin

From Latin convolutus ("to roll together"), past participle of convolvere, from con- + volvere ("to roll").

Full definition of convolution

Noun

1. Something that is folded or twisted.
2. Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
3. The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
4. (mathematics) A form of moving average.
5. (computing) A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.

Related terms

• convolve
• convolute
• convoluted