C1 verb #17,378 most common

extrapolate

UK /ɛkˈstɹæp.əˌleɪt/ | US /ɛkˈstɹæp.əˌleɪt/

To infer by extending known information.

extrapolate in 30 Seconds

  • (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

  1. 1
    verb To infer by extending known information.
  2. 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
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