extrapolate
21extrapolate — [c]/ɛkˈstræpəleɪt / (say ek strapuhlayt) verb (extrapolated, extrapolating) –verb (t) 1. Statistics to estimate a quantity which depends on one or more variables by extending the variables beyond their established ranges. 2. to infer (what is not …
22extrapolate — v.tr. (also absol.) 1 Math. & Philos. a calculate approximately from known values, data, etc. (others which lie outside the range of those known). b calculate on the basis of (known facts) to estimate unknown facts, esp. extend (a curve) on a… …
23extrapolation — extrapolate ex‧trap‧o‧late [ɪkˈstræpəleɪt] verb [transitive] formal to separate and examine the facts about something, and to form an opinion based on your knowledge of those facts: • The figures are wildly optimistic, and could only have been… …
24extrapolation — extrapolate ► VERB 1) extend the application of (a method, conclusion, etc.) to different or larger groups. 2) extend (a graph) by inferring unknown values from trends in the known data. DERIVATIVES extrapolation noun extrapolative adjective… …
25extrapolative — extrapolate ► VERB 1) extend the application of (a method, conclusion, etc.) to different or larger groups. 2) extend (a graph) by inferring unknown values from trends in the known data. DERIVATIVES extrapolation noun extrapolative adjective… …
26extrapolator — extrapolate ► VERB 1) extend the application of (a method, conclusion, etc.) to different or larger groups. 2) extend (a graph) by inferring unknown values from trends in the known data. DERIVATIVES extrapolation noun extrapolative adjective… …
27Stereology — (from Greek stereos = solid) was originally defined as the spatial interpretation of sections . It is an interdisciplinary field that is largely concerned with the three dimensional interpretation of planar sections of materials or tissues. It… …
28Plasma cosmology — [ Hannes Alfvén suggested that, by scaling laboratory results by a factor of 109, he could extrapolate magnetospheric conditions. Another scaling jump of 109 was required to extrapolate to galactic conditions, and a third jump of 109 was required …
29Mathematical model — Not to be confused with the same term that is used in model theory, a branch of mathematical logic. An artifact that is used to illustrate a mathematical idea may also be called a mathematical model, the usage of which is the reverse of the sense …
30Extrapolation — In mathematics, extrapolation is the process of constructing new data points outside a discrete set of known data points. It is similar to the process of interpolation, which constructs new points between known points, but the results of… …
