🔮extrapolation

noun
/ɪkˌstræp.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

Meaning

The process of estimating or predicting something based on extending known information.
The action of estimating or concluding something by assuming that existing trends will continue.

Example Sentences

The company's financial extrapolation suggests steady growth.

His extrapolation of market trends helped in financial planning.

Synonyms

projection, estimation, inference, prediction, forecast, forecasting
Entry 1
projection, estimation, inference, prediction, forecast
Entry 2
projection, estimation, inference, prediction, forecasting

Antonyms

certainty, fact, miscalculation, imprecision, interpolation
Entry 1
certainty, fact
Entry 2
miscalculation, imprecision, interpolation

Collocations

financial extrapolation, data extrapolation, statistical extrapolation, extrapolation method

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