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Extrapolation

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations wordnet
  3. 3
    An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts. countable, uncountable

    "Casting further doubt on Kerner’s extrapolations from Gebhard’s data, it’s unclear what happened during those 21 minutes of foreplay. Blow jobs? Kissing? Role-playing? We don’t know."

  4. 4
    (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values wordnet
  5. 5
    The diametric opposite of interpolation. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Morphologically extrapolate + -ion

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