extrapolate
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ex·trap·o·late
(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.
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extrapolate
(ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪt)vb
1. (Mathematics) maths to estimate (a value of a function or measurement) beyond the values already known, by the extension of a curve. Compare interpolate4
2. 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 n
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ex•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.
ex•trap`o•la′tion, n.
ex•trap′o•la`tive, adj.
ex•trap′o•la`tor, n.
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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.
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extrapolate
Past participle: extrapolated
Gerund: extrapolating
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| Verb | 1. | extrapolate - draw from specific cases for more general cases conclude, 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 of math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement | |
| 3. | extrapolate - gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating |
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Translations
extrapolovat
ekstrapoloidayleistää
ekstrapolirati
extrapolera
extrapolate
[ɪksˈtræpəleɪt]B. VI → hacer una extrapolación
to extrapolate (from sth) → hacer una extrapolación (a partir de algo)
to extrapolate (from sth) → hacer una extrapolación (a partir de algo)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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extrapolate
vti → extrapolieren (from aus)
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