extrapolation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.
The diametric opposite of interpolation.

/ɛkˌstɹæp.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ /ɪk-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-extrapolation.wav

extrapolation extrapolations

Morphologically extrapolate + -ion

extrapolative extrapolatory interpolation

misextrapolation nonextrapolation overextrapolation underextrapolation

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