extrapolate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From extra + (inter)polate

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ɛkˈstræp.ə.leɪt/
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[edit] Verb

to extrapolate (third-person singular simple present extrapolates, present participle extrapolating, simple past and past participle extrapolated)

1. (transitive) To infer by extending known information
2. (transitive, mathematics) To estimate the value of a variable outside a known range from values within that range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known ones

[edit] Antonyms

• (mathematics): interpolate

[edit] Related terms

• extrapolation
• extrapolator
• extrapolative

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