to smooth out
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4.2
- phrasal verb
- Specialized
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suavizar
- The idea is to smooth out cyclic variations and get an overall trend.
It's trying to smooth out the pixels for you on the fly.
- It's trying to smooth out the pixels for you on the fly.
- Now we're going to go ahead with the smoothing function to see if we can just smooth out these bits right here.
- And then, and then it kind of smooths out a bit after that.
Examples
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Seasonal jobs really don't impact the unemployment rate one way or the other because BLS does seasonal adjustments to the data to smooth out the results.
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So you kind of you use the low pass filter to sort of get more large scale changes and smooth out the acceleration data.
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It's trying to smooth out the pixels for you on the fly.
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The death data are presented as 3-week moving averages to smooth out irregularities in death registration due to bad weather and the Christmas holiday period.
Academic text (1993) -
However, I've found that using a 20-year period is sufficient to smooth out short-term trends and give us at least some feel for what's going on.
Blog text (28) -
Different methods using digital filters were employed to smooth out the raw data and maintain the overall contour of the residual limb (59).
Academic text (2001) -
So even with spikes and power consumption, IE turbo, the thermals will be smoothed out into an average that obeys the TDP constraint.
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Analysts often smooth out the data to reveal the underlying trends more clearly.
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Using a rolling average can help smooth out fluctuations in the financial reports.
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To get more accurate results, it is essential to smooth out the noise in the experimental data.
Synonyms
To change an image or sound using a small filter to reduce noise
Antonyms
- Specialized
2
7.6
To make something move away from its normal path, often by a small force
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Morphology
smooth + out
The meaning 'to reduce irregularities or make something even' is directly derivable from 'smooth' (to make even or remove roughness) combined with the particle 'out' (which here signals completion or removal). This compositional pattern is common in English (e.g., 'iron out', 'level out') and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Smooth out used for data comes from the idea of taking a rough, wavy line and removing small bumps so the main shape is clear—you smooth the curve out. So it means 'reduce random noise or irregularities' in a graph or signal.