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US
/ɛkˈstɹæpəˌɫeɪt/
]
[ UK /ɛkstɹˈæpəlˌeɪt/ ]
[ UK /ɛkstɹˈæpəlˌeɪt/ ]
VERB
- estimate the value of
- gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
- draw from specific cases for more general cases
How To Use extrapolate In A Sentence
- In view of these possible sources of error it is surprising that extrapolated profiles ever yield results of any value.
- The evidence needed for sound policymaking should thus be much more comprehensive than attempts to extrapolate dubious principles from the findings of controlled trials.
- The idea is perhaps extrapolated - wrongly - from his famous Interpretation of music of 1954.
- Population is extrapolated using the revised UN estimates, which give a figure of 1, 272.2 million;
- They then extrapolated back along the bat family tree to calculate how big the brain of the common ancestor of living bats was.
- The intercept of the extrapolated regression line and x-axis was taken to be an estimate of the presentation time.
- He extrapolated a new religion or philosophy called monism from evolutionary science. SMART Grant Update - The Panda's Thumb
- Data about them, however, must be extrapolated from demographic information compiled by the Australian and New Zealander governments.
- All of which extrapolates on the "culture of negativity" theme which dominated Campbell's recent Cudlipp lecture. Alastair Campbell vs. the media
- If I extrapolate this far enough, I'll be a zillionaire!