act of guessing or inferring
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Extrapolation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
projection ;conjecture ;V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information** Based on their extrapolation from the results of the primaries on Super Tuesday, the networks predicted that George Bush would be the Republican candidate for the presidency
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1. (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
(hypernym) calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning
(derivation) interpolate, extrapolate
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
2. an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
(hypernym) inference, illation
(derivation) generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer
Extrapolation Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
using historical data to try to determine what will happen in the future.
Copyright © 2001, Ray WrightExtrapolation Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
A sub-level of the comprehension level of learning in which students develop sufficient understanding to estimate trends or predict outcomes based upon the subject matter under study.
Donald ClarkExtrapolation Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Predicting the value of unknown data points by projecting a function beyond the range of known data points.
Extrapolation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
In mathematics, extrapolation is the process of constructing new data points. It is similar to the process of interpolation, which constructs new points between known points, but the results of extrapolations are often less meaningful, and are subject to greater uncertainty. It may also mean extension of a , assuming similar methods will be applicable. Extrapolation may also apply to human experience to project, extend, or expand known experience into an area not known or previously experienced so as to arrive at a (usually conjectural) knowledge of the unknown (e.g. a driver extrapolates road conditions beyond his sight while driving).
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Extrapolation Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
Estimation of unknown values by extending or projecting from known values.
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Extrapolation Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
the process of inferring unknown information by comparison with data that is known.
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