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Verb: extrapolate  ik'stra-pu,leyt
  1. Draw from specific cases for more general cases
    "He extrapolated future trends from the current data";
    - generalize, generalise [Brit], infer
     
  2. (logic) gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
    "Scientists extrapolated future climate trends from historical data"
     
  3. (mathematics) estimate the value of a function, or extend a curve or graph, outside the measured or known range by fitting trends in the data
    "They extrapolated future population growth based on historical data"

Derived forms: extrapolated, extrapolates, extrapolating

Type of: conclude, deduce, deduct [rare], derive, infer, reason, reason out

Encyclopedia: Extrapolate