Definition of Extrapolate
Extrapolate
ex·trap·o·late


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To infer or estimate something by extending known information or principles.

e.g. The scientist extrapolated the data to predict future trends.

(verb)
to infer values of an interval from trends in the data;

e.g. The statistics problem asked us to extrapolate an estimate of the next value in the pattern using the data table and graphs provided.



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