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extrapolateextrapolate /ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYextrapolateOrigin: 1800-1900 Latin extra ( ➔ EXTRA-) + English -polate (as in interpolate) VERB TABLEextrapolate |
Present | I, you, we, they | extrapolate | | he, she, it | extrapolates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | extrapolated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have extrapolated | | he, she, it | has extrapolated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had extrapolated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will extrapolate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have extrapolated |
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Present | I | am extrapolating | | he, she, it | is extrapolating | | you, we, they | are extrapolating | Past | I, he, she, it | was extrapolating | | you, we, they | were extrapolating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been extrapolating | | he, she, it | has been extrapolating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been extrapolating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be extrapolating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been extrapolating |
1to use facts that you already know about a situation or group in order to make a guess about the future or about other situations or groups: extrapolate from something to something We may foresee some developments by extrapolating from current trends.2math, algebra to guess a value that you do not know by continuing a curve which is based on values that you already know—extrapolation /ɪkˌstræpəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |