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extrapolate
ex·trap·o·late E0302000 (ĭk-străp′ə-lāt′)v. ex·trap·o·lat·ed, ex·trap·o·lat·ing, ex·trap·o·lates v.tr.1. To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information.2. Mathematics To estimate (a value of a variable outside a known range) from values within a known range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known values.v.intr. To engage in the process of extrapolating.
[extra- + (inter)polate.]
ex·trap′o·la′tion n.ex·trap′o·la′tive adj.ex·trap′o·la′tor n.extrapolate (ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪt) vb1. (Mathematics) maths to estimate (a value of a function or measurement) beyond the values already known, by the extension of a curve. Compare interpolate42. to infer (something not known) by using but not strictly deducing from the known facts[C19: extra- + -polate, as in interpolate] exˌtrapoˈlation n exˈtrapolative, exˈtrapolatory adj exˈtrapoˌlator nex•trap•o•late (ɪkˈstræp əˌleɪt)
v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. 1. to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture. 2. to estimate (the value of a statistical variable) outside the tabulated or observed range. 3. Math. to estimate (a function that is known over a range of values of its independent variable) to values outside the known range. v.i. 4. to perform extrapolation. [1825–35; extra- + (inter) polate] ex•trap`o•la′tion, n. ex•trap′o•la`tive, adj. ex•trap′o•la`tor, n. ex·trap·o·late (ĭk-străp′ə-lāt′) To estimate the value of a quantity that falls outside the range in which its values are known.extrapolate
Past participle: extrapolated
Gerund: extrapolating
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| extrapolate | | extrapolate |
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| I extrapolate | | you extrapolate | | he/she/it extrapolates | | we extrapolate | | you extrapolate | | they extrapolate |
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| I extrapolated | | you extrapolated | | he/she/it extrapolated | | we extrapolated | | you extrapolated | | they extrapolated |
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| I am extrapolating | | you are extrapolating | | he/she/it is extrapolating | | we are extrapolating | | you are extrapolating | | they are extrapolating |
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| I have extrapolated | | you have extrapolated | | he/she/it has extrapolated | | we have extrapolated | | you have extrapolated | | they have extrapolated |
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| I was extrapolating | | you were extrapolating | | he/she/it was extrapolating | | we were extrapolating | | you were extrapolating | | they were extrapolating |
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| I had extrapolated | | you had extrapolated | | he/she/it had extrapolated | | we had extrapolated | | you had extrapolated | | they had extrapolated |
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| I will extrapolate | | you will extrapolate | | he/she/it will extrapolate | | we will extrapolate | | you will extrapolate | | they will extrapolate |
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| I will have extrapolated | | you will have extrapolated | | he/she/it will have extrapolated | | we will have extrapolated | | you will have extrapolated | | they will have extrapolated |
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| I will be extrapolating | | you will be extrapolating | | he/she/it will be extrapolating | | we will be extrapolating | | you will be extrapolating | | they will be extrapolating |
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| I have been extrapolating | | you have been extrapolating | | he/she/it has been extrapolating | | we have been extrapolating | | you have been extrapolating | | they have been extrapolating |
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| I will have been extrapolating | | you will have been extrapolating | | he/she/it will have been extrapolating | | we will have been extrapolating | | you will have been extrapolating | | they will have been extrapolating |
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| I had been extrapolating | | you had been extrapolating | | he/she/it had been extrapolating | | we had been extrapolating | | you had been extrapolating | | they had been extrapolating |
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| I would extrapolate | | you would extrapolate | | he/she/it would extrapolate | | we would extrapolate | | you would extrapolate | | they would extrapolate |
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| I would have extrapolated | | you would have extrapolated | | he/she/it would have extrapolated | | we would have extrapolated | | you would have extrapolated | | they would have extrapolated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | extrapolate - draw from specific cases for more general casesgeneralize, infer, generaliseconclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"overgeneralise, overgeneralize - draw too general a conclusion; "It is dangerous to overgeneralize"universalise, universalize - make universal; "This author's stories universalize old themes" | | 2. | extrapolate - estimate the value ofinterpolatemath, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangementcompute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation | | 3. | extrapolate - gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolatinglogical system, system of logic, logic - a system of reasoningdeduce, derive, infer, deduct - reason by deduction; establish by deduction |
Translationsextrapolate
extrapolate (something) from (something)To deduce information from something Yeah, I extrapolated that they broke up from the scene I walked in on—Lauren sitting in the dark and crying with no sign of her so-called boyfriend anywhere.See also: extrapolateextrapolate something from somethingto reason out the answer from the known facts. I cannot extrapolate what he meant from these notes. Can you extrapolate the annual total from the company's sales so far this year?See also: extrapolateextrapolate
extrapolate
extrapolate (ĕks″tră′pō-lāt″) To infer a point between two given, or known, points on a graph or progression. Thus, if an infant weighed 20 lb at a certain age and 4 months later weighed 23 lb, it could be inferred that at a point halfway between the two time periods, the infant might have weighed 21.5 lb. extrapolate
extrapolate vb. to estimate an unknown (future) value by projecting from known (past) values (in TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS). This involves predicting a value for theextrapolate
Synonyms for extrapolateverb draw from specific cases for more general casesSynonyms- generalize
- infer
- generalise
Related Words- conclude
- reason
- reason out
- overgeneralise
- overgeneralize
- universalise
- universalize
verb estimate the value ofSynonymsRelated Words- math
- mathematics
- maths
- compute
- calculate
- cipher
- cypher
- figure
- reckon
- work out
verb gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolatingRelated Words- logical system
- system of logic
- logic
- deduce
- derive
- infer
- deduct
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