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extrapolate
UK /ɛkˈstɹæp.əˌleɪt/
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US /ɛkˈstɹæp.əˌleɪt/
To infer by extending known information.
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- (verb) To infer by extending known information.
- (verb) 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
Meanings
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1
verb To infer by extending known information.
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2
verb 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
interpolate
Summary
To infer by extending known information.
- (verb) To infer by extending known information.
- (verb) 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
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