extrapolation

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ex·trap·o·late

(ĭk-străp′ə-lāt′)

v. ex·trap·o·lat·ed, ex·trap·o·lat·ing, ex·trap·o·lates

v.tr.

1. To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information.

2. Mathematics To estimate (a value of a variable outside a known range) from values within a known range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known values.

v.intr.

To engage in the process of extrapolating.

[extra- + (inter)polate.]

ex·trap′o·la′tion n.

ex·trap′o·la′tive adj.

ex·trap′o·la′tor n.

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Noun 1. extrapolation - (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values

figuring, reckoning, calculation, computation - problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

2. extrapolation - an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations

illation, inference - the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

Translations

extrapolace

ekstrapolaatio

extrapolation

estrapolazione

extrapolatie

экстраполяция

extrapolationextrapolering

extrapolation

[ɪksˌtræpəˈleɪʃən] N → extrapolación f

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extrapolation

[ɪkˌstræpəˈleɪʃ^ən] n → extrapolation fextrasensory perception n → perception f extrasensorielle

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extrapolation

n → Extrapolation f

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extrapolation

[ˌɪkstræpəʊˈleɪʃən] n → estrapolazione f

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