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Vocabulary Entry
extrapolation
|noun • verb
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N
noun
The act of estimating or concluding something based on existing data or trends.
Example Sentences
"The scientist presented her findings on extrapolation to predict future climate patterns."
"Extrapolation can be a useful tool in statistical analysis."
"He relied on extrapolation to forecast the company's sales next quarter."
V
verb
To extend or project known information to estimate unknown values.
Example Sentences
"Using the current trends, we can extrapolate to see what might happen in the future."
"The analysts will extrapolate data from the last five years to make predictions."
"Researchers often extrapolate results from small samples to larger populations."