EXTRAPOLATE

extrapolate

(verb) gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating

interpolate, extrapolate

(verb) estimate the value of

generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer

(verb) draw from specific cases for more general cases

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive) To infer by extending known information.

(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

Antonyms

• (mathematics): interpolate

Source: Wiktionary



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