extrapolate
Use Extrapolate in a sentence
əˌleɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture.
2.
Statistics. to estimate (the value of a variable) outside the tabulated or observed range.
3.
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)
4.
to perform extrapolation.
Related forms
ex·trap·o·la·tion, noun
ex·trap·o·la·tor, noun
o·ver·ex·trap·o·la·tion, noun
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World English Dictionary
extrapolate (ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | maths Compare interpolate to estimate (a value of a function or measurement) beyond the values already known, by the extension of a curve |
| 2. | to infer (something not known) by using but not strictly deducing from the known facts |
| [C19: | |
| extrapo'lation | |
| —n | |
| ex'trapolative | |
| —adj | |
| ex'trapolatory | |
| —adj | |
| ex'trapolator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
extrapolate
1874, a back formation from extrapolation. Said in earliest reference to be "an expression of Sir George Airy" (18011892), English mathematician and astronomer. Related: Extrapolated; extrapolating.
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Science Dictionary
| extrapolate (ĭk-strāp'ə-lāt') Pronunciation Key
To estimate the value of a quantity that falls outside the range in which its values are known. |
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Example sentences
And if they can learn that you can extrapolate they have that level of understanding.
But to extrapolate from that the idea that the process itself is fascist is somewhat silly.
Students are to extrapolate current possibilities of biotechnology to what they may be used for in the future.
Still, many economists warn that it's difficult to extrapolate from these blades of grass.
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