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extrapolation in WordNet English dictionary
noun- (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
extrapolation
- an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
extrapolation
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extrapolation in English Wiktionary
- (noun) (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
- (noun) An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
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