Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kalman filter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: kalman -fil-ter
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An algorithm that uses a series of measurements observed over time, containing statistical noise and other inaccuracies, and produces estimates of unknown variables that tend to be more precise than those based on a single measurement alone. They are used in navigation, signal processing, etc.

verb

To apply this algorithm to.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"There is no doubt that complex notation can create a learning barrier and the notation involved in the Kalman filter can be quite formidable."

Etymology

Named after Hungarian-American electrical engineer Rudolf E. Kálmán (1930–2016), one of the primary developers of its theory.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

Kalman filters (plural) Kalman filters (present, singular) Kalman filtering (participle, present) Kalman filtered (participle, past) Kalman filtered (past)

Synonyms

LQE

Questions

What does kalman filter mean?: An algorithm that uses a series of measurements observed over time, containing statistical noise and other inaccuracies, and produces estimates of unknown variables that tend to be more precise than those based on a single measurement alone. They are used in navigation, signal processing, etc.
Where does kalman filter come from?: Named after Hungarian-American electrical engineer Rudolf E. Kálmán (1930–2016), one of the primary developers of its theory.

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