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extrapolate

UK
/ɪkˈstræp.ə.leɪt/
US
/ɪkˈstræp.ə.leɪt/
extrapolate back

Translations

extrapolateverb
extrapolated
Past Simple
extrapolated
Past Participle
extrapolating
Gerund
UK
/ɪkˈstræp.ə.leɪt/
US
/ɪkˈstræp.ə.leɪt/
extrapolerSens général et scientifique ; emploi courant en mathématiques, en statistique et par extension dans le langage courant.
Scientists can extrapolate future climate patterns based on current data.
Les scientifiques peuvent extrapoler les tendances climatiques futures à partir des données actuelles.
Synonyms
infer
deduce
conjecture
derive
project
extend
predict

Definitions

extrapolateverb
To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information.
Scientists can extrapolate future climate patterns based on current data.
To predict by projecting past experience or known data.
The economist attempted to extrapolate the economic growth for the next decade.
To estimate the value of a function or quantity outside the known range by assuming that the existing trend continues (especially in mathematics and statistics).
Using the recorded data points, the engineer extrapolated the pressure values beyond the tested limits.
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