What is an example of interpolation?
Interpolation is the process of estimating unknown values that fall between known values. In this example, a straight line passes through two points of known value. You can estimate the point of unknown value because it appears to be midway between the other two points.
What is the purpose of bilinear interpolation?
In computer vision and image processing, bilinear interpolation is used to resample images and textures. An algorithm is used to map a screen pixel location to a corresponding point on the texture map. A weighted average of the attributes (color, transparency, etc.)