Definition of EXTRAPOLATION

extrapolation

Meanings

Plural: extrapolations

Noun

  • (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
  • an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
  • A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
  • An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
  • The diametric opposite of interpolation.

Origin / Etymology

Morphologically extrapolate + -ion

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