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extrapolate

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[ US /ɛkˈstɹæpəˌɫeɪt/ ]
[ UK /ɛkstɹˈæpəlˌe‍ɪt/ ]
VERB
  1. estimate the value of
  2. gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
  3. 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!
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