EXTRAPOLATION

extrapolation

(noun) an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations

extrapolation

(noun) (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

extrapolation (countable and uncountable, 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.

(music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.

Source: Wiktionary



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13 May 2025

DAZED

(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”


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