extrapolate

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Synonyms: extrapolated, extrapate, extrapolates, extrapolative, extrapolator

Antonyms: extrapolated, extrapate, extrapolates, extrapolative, extrapolator

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[infer]] by [[extend]]ing known [[information]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|mathematics}} To [[estimate]] the [[value]] of a [[variable]] [[outside]] a known [[range]] from values [[within]] that range by [[assuming]] that the estimated value follows [[logically]] from the known ones

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