B-splines

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

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B-splines approximate a function using a series of polynomial patches. They are often used in computer graphics to create smooth curves between control points.

Used in Chap. 7: page 108

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Example B-spline (source Wojciech mula, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons)