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to extrapolate
01
to estimate something using past experiences or known data
Transitive: to extrapolate an outcome
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
extrapolate
3rd person singular
extrapolates
Present participle
extrapolating
Past simple
extrapolated
Past participle
extrapolated
Examples
We can extrapolate future trends in technology based on the rapid advancements in recent years.
02
to use existing yet insufficient data to make guesses about things that have not yet been observed
Transitive: to extrapolate sth
Examples
She extrapolated the character ’s backstory from hints in the novel.
Lexical Tree
extrapolation
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