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extrapolate in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. estimate the value of
    interpolate  extrapolate 
  2. gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
    extrapolate 
  3. draw from specific cases for more general cases
    generalize  generalise  extrapolate  infer 
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extrapolate in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) (transitive) To infer by extending known information
  2. (verb) (transitive/mathematics) 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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