| NOUN | cognition | extrapolation | (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values |
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| cognition | extrapolation | an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations |
| Sounds | ihkstrae.pahley'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values. | |
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| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
| Broader | calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning | problem solving that involves numbers or quantities |
| Spanish | extrapolación | |
| Catalan | extrapolació | |
| Verbs | extrapolate | estimate the value of |
| Meaning | An inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations. | |
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| Broader | inference, illation | The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation |
| Verbs | extrapolate | gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating |
| extrapolate | draw from specific cases for more general cases | |
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