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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 |
adverb + (v.)extrapolate
directly, merely, necessarily, simply, therefore
(v.)extrapolate
+ adverb
backward, backwards, forward
(v.)extrapolate
+ noun
animal,
argument,
characteristic,
conclusion,
context,
data,
estimate,
experience,
extent,
figure,
finding,
future,
human,
measurement,
motion,
object,
observation,
past,
population,
present,
principle,
result,
sample,
scale,
shape,
species,
task,
text,
theory,
trend
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| derivations: |
extrapolative (adj.), extrapolatory (adj.), extrapolation (n.), extrapolator (n.) |
The word extrapolate
contains the following part:
extr-, extra-, exter-
Latin
prefix
that means on the outside, beyond
  More about this word part:
In Latin, "extrem" is the superlative form of "exter," just as in English "most" is the superlative form of "more." "Extrem," which is the basis of the basis of the English word "extreme
" and its derivations, thus means "most outside" or "most beyond."
Example words:
external, extracurricular, extraneous, extraordinary, extrapolate, extrasensory, extraterrestrial, extravagant, extreme, extremism, extremity, extrorse
- synonyms:
- ec, ect, ecto, exo-, ex-
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