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extrapolation

[ik-strap-uh-ley-shuhn] / ɪkˌstræp əˈleɪ ʃən /


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Extrapolation from laboratory data shows that even after 1,400 years 5 percent of a hydra population kept in these conditions would still be alive.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2016

Extrapolation would occur if we used our model to predict temperature when the values for chirps are less than 18.5 or greater than 44.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Extrapolation from such estimates produces huge aggregate savings.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 4, 2010

Extrapolation enthusiasts would look at those numbers and assume Jackson would spend 2019 burrowing beneath the turf, but on Sunday all his production came through the air.

From Slate

Extrapolation of the statistics of double stars which are greatly disparate in mass suggests that almost all single stars like the Sun should have planetary companions.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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