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extrapolation
noun
An inference or projection extending beyond known information.
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An inference or projection extending beyond known information
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The extrapolate family
extrapolation is grouped under extrapolate in the main dictionaries. This form keeps its meaning and previous study record.
extrapolateverb
To estimate beyond known observations by extending a pattern or relationship.
Extend beyond observed data
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The analyst was cautious about trying to extrapolate from such a short record.
A library group considered a hypothetical plan to extend a small reading event into a full weekend program. Their attendance forecast was conjectural because it rested on only two earlier evenings and several untested assumptions about interest. One member wanted to extrapolate a weekend total from the average turnout at those evenings.
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The forecast was an extrapolation from a limited set of observations.
She warned that the extrapolation depended on assumptions that might change.
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