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EXTRAPOLATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("extrapolation" is a kind of...):
illation; inference (the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation)
Derivation:
extrapolate (gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating)
extrapolate (draw from specific cases for more general cases)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("extrapolation" is a kind of...):
calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Derivation:
extrapolate (estimate the value of)
