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   con·vo·lu·tion

   /ˌkänvəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is complex and difficult to follow: "the convolutions of farm policy" Similar complexityintricacycomplicationtwistturnentanglementcontortioninvolvementtortuousnessconvolutednessrare:involution
   • 2. a coil or twist, especially one of many: "crosses adorned with elaborate convolutions" Similar twistturncoilspiraltwirlcurlhelixwhorlloopcurlicuekinksinuositytechnical:volutevolutiongyrus
   • ▪ the state of being coiled or twisted, or the process of becoming so: "the flexibility of the polymer chain allows extensive convolution"
   • 3. a sinuous fold in the surface of the brain.
   • 4. a function derived from two given functions by integration which expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other.
   • ▪ a method of determination of the sum of two random variables by integration or summation.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from medieval Latin convolutio(n-), from convolvere ‘roll together’ (see convolve).

   Derivatives

   • 1. convolutional adjective

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