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extrapolate

/ɛkˈstɹæp.əˌleɪt/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To infer by extending known information.
  2. To estimate the value of a variable outside a known range from values within that range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known ones

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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