- past participle of extrapolate.
- past tense form of extrapolate.
extrapolated
Example Sentences
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The figures are based on a representative sample of 550 forecourts, comparing the five months prior to the outbreak with the five months after it started, and extrapolated to the UK's 8,359 forecourts.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The inspector general’s office based its findings on a review of a selective or “purposive” sampling of 40 nursing-home inspections and admits the findings can’t easily be extrapolated to all facilities.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
That data can ultimately be extrapolated to regions where there isn’t much flood information to help predict sudden rainfall, Google said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
"In addition, when comparing our constraints with those derived and extrapolated from the early universe's CMB, we also agree well," said Chang.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
And this can be extrapolated backward in time, so that when I speak, Desdemona speaks, too.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
