extrapolate
[ik-strap-uh-leyt]
- 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.
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- to perform extrapolation.
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Origin of extrapolate
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extrapolate
- maths to estimate (a value of a function or measurement) beyond the values already known, by the extension of a curveCompare interpolate (def. 4)
- to infer (something not known) by using but not strictly deducing from the known facts
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Word Origin
C19: extra- + -polate, as in interpolate
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extrapolate
v.
1874, a back-formation from extrapolation by analogy of interpolate. Said in early references to be an expression of Sir George Airy (1801-1892), English mathematician and astronomer. Related: Extrapolated; extrapolating.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
extrapolate
[ĭk-străp′ə-lāt′]
- To estimate the value of a quantity that falls outside the range in which its values are known.
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