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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
You can’t just take an analysis of the past, no matter how careful it is, and assume you can extrapolate it into the future.
But extrapolating from executives' remarks during cuts is "possibly the worst way" to determine the effects of AI on jobs, said Martha Gimbel, executive director of the Budget Lab at Yale University.
"This makes it problematic to extrapolate these past extinction patterns into the future, because the drivers are rapidly changing, particularly with respect to habitat loss and climate change."
"Any attempt to extrapolate is necessarily wrong as is any speculation regarding a potential settlement," it added.
BNP Paribas said the verdict is specific to the three plaintiffs and shouldn’t have a broader application, adding that any attempt to extrapolate is “necessarily wrong.”
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