extrapolation

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Singular
extrapolation

Plural
extrapolations

extrapolation (plural extrapolations)

  1. (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
  2. An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.

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Inflection for extrapolation Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form extrapolation extrapolationen extrapolationer extrapolationerna
Possessive form extrapolations extrapolationens extrapolationers extrapolationernas

extrapolation c.

  1. Extrapolation; inference of a hypothetical situation.

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