extrapolation
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
[edit] Noun
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.
[edit] Translations
calculation of an estimate
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inference
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[edit] Related terms
[edit] French
[edit] Noun
extrapolation f. (plural extrapolations)
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
extrapolation c.
- an extrapolation; inference of a hypothetical situation.
[edit] Declension
Declension of extrapolation
| singular | plural | |||
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| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | extrapolation | extrapolationen | extrapolationer | extrapolationerna |
| genitive | extrapolations | extrapolationens | extrapolationers | extrapolationernas |