extrapolation
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[edit] English
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- Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn
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extrapolation (plural extrapolations)
- (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
- An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
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calculation of an estimate
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inference
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| Inflection for extrapolation | Singular | Plural | ||
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| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | extrapolation | extrapolationen | extrapolationer | extrapolationerna |
| Genitive | extrapolations | extrapolationens | extrapolationers | extrapolationernas |
extrapolation c.
- Extrapolation; inference of a hypothetical situation.

