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   extrapolate

   /ɪkˈstrapəleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. extend the application of (a method or conclusion) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable: "the results cannot be extrapolated to other patient groups"
   • ▪ estimate or conclude (something) by extrapolating: "the figures were extrapolated from past trends"
   • ▪ extend (a graph, curve, or range of values) by inferring unknown values from trends in the known data: "the low-temperature results can be extrapolated to room temperature"

   Word Origin late 19th century: from extra- ‘outside’ + a shortened form of interpolate.

   Derivatives

   • 1. extrapolative adjective
   • 2. extrapolator noun

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