extrapolate
11extrapolate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin extra outside + English polate (as in interpolate) more at extra Date: 1874 transitive verb 1. to infer (values of a variable in an unobserved interval) from values within an already observed interval 2. a.… …
12extrapolate — verb /ɛkˈstræp.ə.leɪt/ a) To infer by extending known information. With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction …
13extrapolate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. surmise, infer, conjecture; estimate. See belief, supposition. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [ek STRAP uh late] to infer or draw conclusions from what is known. Although it is… …
14extrapolate — extrapolation, n. extrapolative, extrapolatory /ik strap euh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. extrapolator, n. /ik strap euh layt /, v., extrapolated, extrapolating. v.t. 1. to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture. 2.… …
15extrapolate — ex|trap|o|late [ ık stræpə,leıt ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) FORMAL to say what is likely to happen or be true by using information that you already have: It s possible to predict students success by extrapolating from current exam… …
16extrapolate — ex·trap·o·late || ek stræpəʊleɪt v. guess, infer …
17extrapolate — [ɪk strapəleɪt, ɛk ] verb 1》 extend the application of (a method or conclusion) to different or larger groups. 2》 extend (a graph) by inferring unknown values from trends in the known data. Derivatives extrapolation noun extrapolative adjective… …
18extrapolate — ex·trap·o·late …
19extrapolate — [ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪt] verb [I/T] formal to say what is likely to happen or be true by using information that you already have extrapolation [ɪkˌstræpəˈleɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] …
20extrapolate — ex•trap•o•late [[t]ɪkˈstræp əˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture 2) sta to estimate (the value of a statistical variable) outside the tabulated or observed range 3) math. Math. to… …
