extrapolate — to estimate or conclude something by extending or projecting known information
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to estimate or conclude something by extending or projecting known information
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪt/
Korean meaning: 알려진 정보를 바탕으로 추정하거나 추론하다
Korean pronunciation: 익**스트**래폴레이트
Example Sentences
- My mom can extrapolate my entire weekend plan just from seeing pizza boxes in my room.
- Economists extrapolate future market conditions based on current economic indicators.
- Don't extrapolate too much from one bad date - not everyone is like that!
extrapolate
VERB//ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪt//
to estimate or conclude something by extending or projecting known information
알려진 정보를 바탕으로 추정하거나 추론하다
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'extra' meaning 'outside' and 'polatus' meaning 'smoothed or refined'. Originally used in mathematics to describe extending known data points 'outside' their range to estimate unknown values.
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📝Examples
“My mom can extrapolate my entire weekend plan just from seeing pizza boxes in my room.”
“Economists extrapolate future market conditions based on current economic indicators.”
“Don't extrapolate too much from one bad date - not everyone is like that!”
“Researchers extrapolated population growth patterns from the census data.”
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