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Plural
convolutions
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the combining or merging of two intersecting entities by twisting, folding, or wrapping one upon the other
- Data scientists applied mathematical convolutions to merge features from multiple datasets into a single model.
- Mechanical systems often involve a convolution of inputs and outputs that can be characterized using integral transforms.
- Astronomers noticed convolutions in galactic arms indicative of gravitational interactions between clusters of stars.
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a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain
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a complex shape that is formed by the repeated twisting, coiling, folding or winding of one or more elements upon itself
- Seashell collectors prize those with especially elaborate convolutions forming delicate ridged whorls.
- The knots utilized by sailors require expertise to tie yet elegantly hold with their interwoven convolutions.
- During hurricane formation, concentric rainbands form increasingly tighter convolutions circling the low pressure center.