- past tense form of extrapolate.
- past participle 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 authors of the study estimated that their circumscribed findings extrapolated countywide could represent up to $114 million in losses over a month of sustained enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The paradox arises only if we insist on describing horizons using a single, one-sided arrow of time extrapolated to infinity — an assumption quantum mechanics itself does not require.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 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
His head is full of statistics, facts and figures extrapolated into thousands of different combinations and comparisons.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
