Lagrange Interpolator Polynomial

Version 1.0.0.0 (15.8 KB) by Dan Ellis
Find the polynomial (defined by its coefficients) passing through a set of points.
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Updated 7 Dec 2006

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The two inputs X and Y are vectors defining a set of N points. The function uses Lagrange's method to find the N-1th order polynomial that passes through all these points, and returns in P the N coefficients defining that polynomial. Then, polyval(P,X) = Y.
R returns the x co-ordinates of the N-1 extrema/inflection points of the resulting polynomial (roots of its derivative), and S returns the value of the polynomial at those points.

For a general-purpose way to find a smooth curve connecting points, you probably want to use SPLINE instead.

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Dan Ellis (2024). Lagrange Interpolator Polynomial (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/13151-lagrange-interpolator-polynomial), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Version Published Release Notes
1.0.0.0

- added example to comments as per code metrics report
- removed spurious Mac OS X files from zip archive