Definition of extrapolation Extrapolation
/ɛkstɹæˌpʌlejˈʃʌn/ - [ekstratpuleyshun] - ex•trap•o•la•tion
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What does extrapolation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: extrapolations |
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| extrapolation - an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations | ||
| illation, inference the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation | ||
| extrapolation - (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values | ||
| figuring, computation, calculation, reckoning the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | ||
| math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement | ||
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Wiktionary 
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extrapolation
An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
Part of speech
🔤- extrapolation, noun, singular of extrapolations.
