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extrapolate
[ik-strap-uh-leyt]
verb (used with object)
to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture.
Statistics., to estimate (the value of a variable) outside the tabulated or observed range.
Mathematics., to estimate (a function that is known over a range of values of its independent variable) to values outside the known range.
verb (used without object)
to perform extrapolation.
extrapolate
/ ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪt /
verb
maths to estimate (a value of a function or measurement) beyond the values already known, by the extension of a curve Compare interpolate
to infer (something not known) by using but not strictly deducing from the known facts
extrapolate
To estimate the value of a quantity that falls outside the range in which its values are known.
Other Word Forms
- extrapolation noun
- extrapolative adjective
- extrapolatory adjective
- extrapolator noun
- overextrapolation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of extrapolate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of extrapolate1
Example Sentences
The entire series, written by the clever Ben Elton, extrapolated what little is known about the Bard into an ingenious series of perfectly plausible comic dilemmas, and an occasional unexpected dramatic one.
Miller is averaging 113 yards per game since Jordan and Sanders went down, which, extrapolated over the course of a full season, would tie Nebraska’s Emmett Johnson for best in the Big Ten.
“Even when we extrapolate the best-case scenario for chip production from our suppliers, it’s still not enough,” Musk said at the Nov. 6 annual meeting.
“Even when we extrapolate the best-case scenario for chip production from our suppliers, it’s still not enough,” Musk said at the Nov. 6 annual meeting.
“Even when we extrapolate the best-case scenario for chip production from our suppliers, it’s still not enough,” he said.
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