Associations to the word «Extrapolation»

Wiktionary

EXTRAPOLATION, noun. (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
EXTRAPOLATION, noun. An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.

Dictionary definition

EXTRAPOLATION, noun. (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values.
EXTRAPOLATION, noun. An inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations.

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery