extrapolate

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ex·trap·o·late /ɪkˈstræpəleɪt/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

GUESSto use facts about the present or about one thing or group to make a guess about the future or about other things or groups 推断，推知

extrapolate (something) from something

It is possible to extrapolate future developments from current trends.

从当前的趋势可以推断出未来的发展。

You’re extrapolating from your own feelings to mine.

你这是依据自己的感受来推断我的感觉。

extrapolate (something) to something

These results cannot, however, be extrapolated to other patient groups.

然而这些结果不能用来类推到其他各类病人身上。

—extrapolation /ɪkˌstræpəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

extrapolate• The figures are wildly optimistic, and could only have been extrapolated from a short trial of about 10 operations.• Like carbon and oxygen, what is known has been extrapolated from reductionist experiments in the lab and computer modeling.• You're extrapolating from your own feelings to mine.• Generally Helen would extrapolate on one of the more testing programmes coming out of her department.• Worsley and his colleagues have extrapolated these effects of the Supercontinental Cycle back into the Precambrian.• How far is it reasonable to extrapolate these results to the non-poor is a highly debatable point.• These cost data were then extrapolated to a 200 megawatt plant using various scale factors.

From Longman Business Dictionary

extrapolateex·trap·o·late /ɪkˈstræpəleɪt/ verb [transitiveT]

formal to separate and examine the facts about something, and to form an opinion based on your knowledge of those facts

The figures are wildly optimistic, and could only have been extrapolated from a very small medical trial.

We obtained a picture of the economy by extrapolating past trends.

—extrapolation noun [uncountableU]

By a process of extrapolation, it can be estimated that there are about 3,500 professionals employed in the industry.

Origin extrapolate

(1800-1900) Latin extra ( → EXTRA-) + English -polate (as in interpolate)

ex·trap·o·late verb

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