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extrapolation

noun

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An inference or projection extending beyond known information.

The forecast was an extrapolation from a limited set of observations.
Dictionary practice example.
She warned that the extrapolation depended on assumptions that might change.
From Vocabulary Studio 26: Evanescence to febrile.
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