extrapolation

ex·trap·o·late  (k-strp-lt)

v. ex·trap·o·lat·ed, ex·trap·o·lat·ing, ex·trap·o·lates

v.tr.

1. To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information.

2. Mathematics To estimate (a value of a variable outside a known range) from values within a known range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known values.

v.intr.

To engage in the process of extrapolating.

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[extra- + (inter)polate.]

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ex·trapo·lation n.

ex·trapo·lative adj.

ex·trapo·lator n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	extrapolation - (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values figuring, reckoning, calculation, computation - problem solving that involves numbers or quantities math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
	2.	extrapolation - an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations 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

Translations

extrapolation [ɪksˌtræpəˈleɪʃən] N → extrapolación f

extrapolation [ɪkˌstræpəˈleɪʃ^ən] n → extrapolation f
extrasensory perception n → perception f extrasensorielle

extrapolation

n → Extrapolation f

extrapolation [ˌɪkstræpəʊˈleɪʃən] n → estrapolazione f