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ex⋅trap⋅o⋅late

  [ik-strap-uh-leyt] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
Use extrapolate in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1825–35; extra- + (inter)polate

Related forms:
ex⋅trap⋅o⋅la⋅tion, noun
ex⋅trap⋅o⋅la⋅tive, ex⋅trap⋅o⋅la⋅to⋅ry  [ik-strap-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
ex⋅trap⋅o⋅la⋅tor, noun
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ex·trap·o·late   (ĭk-strāp'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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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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extrapolation

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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