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   extrapolate

   /ɪkˈstrapəleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. extend the application of (a method or conclusion) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable: "the results cannot be extrapolated to other patient groups"
   • ▪ estimate or conclude (something) by extrapolating: "the figures were extrapolated from past trends"
   • ▪ extend (a graph, curve, or range of values) by inferring unknown values from trends in the known data: "the low-temperature results can be extrapolated to room temperature"

   Word Origin late 19th century: from extra- ‘outside’ + a shortened form of interpolate.

   Derivatives

   • 1. extrapolative adjective
   • 2. extrapolator noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXTRAPOLATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXTRAPOLATE definition: 1. to guess or think about what might happen using information that is already known: 2. to guess…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › extrapolateExtrapolate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EXTRAPOLATE is to predict by projecting past experience or known data. How to use extrapolate in a sentence. The Many Uses of Extrapolate

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXTRAPOLATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   EXTRAPOLATE meaning: 1. to guess or think about what might happen using information that is already known: 2. to guess…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › extrapolateExtrapolate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When you extrapolate, you use specific details to make a general conclusion. For example, if you travel to Canada and encounter only friendly, kind natives, you might extrapolate that all Canadians are friendly. The verb extrapolate can mean "to predict future outcomes based on known facts."

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   Extrapolate definition: to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture.. See examples of EXTRAPOLATE used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXTRAPOLATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you extrapolate from known facts, you use them as a basis for general statements about a situation or about what is likely to happen in the future.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › extrapolateExtrapolate - definition of extrapolate by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture. 2. to estimate (the value of a statistical variable) outside the tabulated or observed range. 3. Math. to estimate (a function that is known over a range of values of its independent variable) to values outside the known range.