Extrapolation

noun

Word Frequency: 1.6

Definitions

1.nounA calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.

2.nounAn inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.

3.nounThe diametric opposite of interpolation.

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