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- pronunciation:
- ihk
strae
p
leIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
extrapolates, extrapolating, extrapolated |
definition 1: |
to make an estimate or inference of (future probability or the like) on the basis of what is already known or has already occurred.
We extrapolated next year's sales from our past sales trends.- similar words:
- project
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definition 2: |
in statistics, to estimate or infer (a value) on the basis of values tabulated or observed.
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to make an estimate or inference based on observed, known, or measured values or facts.
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related words: |
read between the lines |
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derivations: |
extrapolative (adj.), extrapolatory (adj.), extrapolation (n.), extrapolator (n.) |
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