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Extrapolation

nounid 51656·updated May 18, 2026
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an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations

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Extrapolations
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Extrapolation's
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Extrapolations'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
§2
(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values

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