| VERB | communication | extrapolate, generalize, generalise, infer | draw from specific cases for more general cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | extrapolate, interpolate | estimate the value of | |
| cognition | extrapolate | gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating |
| Sounds | ihkstrae'pahley.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Draw from specific cases for more general cases. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | generalize, generalise, infer | |
| Narrower | overgeneralize, overgeneralise | Draw too general a conclusion |
| universalize, universalise | make universal | |
| Broader | reason, reason out, conclude | decide by reasoning |
| Spanish | extrapolar, generalizar, inferir | |
| Catalan | extrapolar | |
| Nouns | extrapolation | an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations |
| Meaning | Estimate the value of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | interpolate | |
| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
| Broader | calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure | make a mathematical calculation or computation |
| Spanish | extrapolar, interpolar | |
| Catalan | extrapolar, interpolar | |
| Nouns | extrapolation | (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values |
| Meaning | gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Category | logic, logical system, system of logic | A system of reasoning |
| Broader | deduce, infer, deduct, derive | reason by deduction |
| Spanish | extrapolar | |
| Catalan | extrapolar | |
| Nouns | extrapolation | an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations |
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