extrapolation
an act or instance of inferring an unknown from something that is known.
Statistics, Mathematics. the act or process of estimating the value of a variable or function outside the tabulated or observed range.
Origin of extrapolation
1Words Nearby extrapolation
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How to use extrapolation in a sentence
We challenged the audience to determine where Beethoven’s phrases ended and where the AI extrapolation began.
An AI finished Beethoven’s final symphony. But is it good? | Ahmed Elgammal/The Conversation | September 26, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIt’s a clever and just-plausible extrapolation of real scientific work on the activity and measurement of brains.
We know that extrapolation can be taken only so far, but that’s why the past is so vital to understand.
I generally focus on politics in what I write but I’ll spare you any extrapolations examining how the divisions in our country might overlap with these motivations.
The gas shortage is another recent example of Americans making things worse for one another | Philip Bump | May 12, 2021 | Washington PostKeep in mind, the report is an extrapolation of current findings and exploration of their implications.
Extraterrestrial Life Could Be Hiding in Our Galaxy’s Interior Ocean Worlds | Jason Dorrier | March 21, 2021 | Singularity Hub
You claim that you actually guessed where that ship was going to be, but you followed the computer's extrapolation instead?
But, I Don't Think | Gordon Randall GarrettThe last three values are those obtained by extrapolation with platinum-rhodium and platinum-iridium couples.
In controversion of this it must be said that the ulterior justification of such ideal extrapolation is not yet feasible.
Natural Philosophy | Wilhelm OstwaldEven the most favorable extrapolation showed it would take him nineteen years to become master of the world.
Teething Ring | James CauseyI thought my subconscious was just building up this stuff to fill the gaps in what I'd produced from logical extrapolation.
The Edge of the Knife | Henry Beam Piper
Cultural definitions for extrapolation
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A mathematical procedure designed to enable one to estimate unknown values of a parameter from known values. A common method of extrapolation is to look at data on a curve, then extend the curve into regions for which there is no data. Extrapolation is often used to predict the future.
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