Extrapolate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

draw from specific cases for more general cases

estimate the value of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkstɹˈæpəlˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkstɹˈapəlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkstɹˈapəlˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛkstɹˈæpəlˌeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

generalise generalize infer interpolate

Word Forms

generalization	noun	the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
generalisation	noun	the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
extrapolation	noun	an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
inference	noun	the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
interpolation	noun	(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

extrapolieren

Ziehen Sie spezifischere Fälle für allgemeinere Fälle heran

🇫🇷French

extrapoler

s'inspirer de cas spécifiques pour des cas plus généraux

🇪🇸Spanish

extrapolar

extraer de casos específicos para casos más generales

🇮🇹Italian

estrapolare

attingere da casi specifici per casi più generali

🇳🇱Dutch

extrapoleren

gebruik specifieke gevallen voor meer algemene gevallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

extrapolar

extrair de casos específicos para casos mais gerais

🇷🇺Russian

экстраполировать

использовать конкретные случаи для более общих случаев

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एक्सट्रपलेशन

अधिक सामान्य मामलों के लिए विशिष्ट मामलों से निष्कर्ष निकालें

🇧🇩Bengali

এক্সট্রাপোলেট

আরো সাধারণ ক্ষেত্রে জন্য নির্দিষ্ট ক্ষেত্রে থেকে আঁকা

🇮🇳Tamil

புறம்போக்கு

மிகவும் பொதுவான வழக்குகளுக்கு குறிப்பிட்ட வழக்குகளில் இருந்து வரையவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎక్స్ట్రాపోలేట్

మరింత సాధారణ కేసుల కోసం నిర్దిష్ట కేసుల నుండి డ్రా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बाहेर काढणे

अधिक सामान्य प्रकरणांसाठी विशिष्ट प्रकरणांमधून काढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

એક્સ્ટ્રાપોલેટ

વધુ સામાન્ય કેસો માટે ચોક્કસ કેસમાંથી દોરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯಿರಿ

ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳಿಗೆ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳಿಂದ ಸೆಳೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എക്സ്ട്രാപോളേറ്റ്

കൂടുതൽ പൊതുവായ കേസുകൾക്കായി പ്രത്യേക കേസുകളിൽ നിന്ന് വരയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਕਸਟਰਪੋਲੇਟ

ਹੋਰ ਆਮ ਕੇਸਾਂ ਲਈ ਖਾਸ ਕੇਸਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਖਿੱਚੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

نکالنا

مزید عام کیسز کے لیے مخصوص کیسز سے اخذ کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推断

从具体案例中汲取更普遍的案例

🇯🇵Japanese

外挿する

特定のケースからより一般的なケースを導き出す

🇰🇷Korean

추정하다

보다 일반적인 경우를 위해 특정 사례에서 도출

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngoại suy

rút ra từ những trường hợp cụ thể cho những trường hợp tổng quát hơn

🇹🇭Thai

คาดการณ์

ดึงจากกรณีเฉพาะสำหรับกรณีทั่วไปมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

meramalkan kemungkinan

menarik dari kasus-kasus tertentu ke kasus-kasus yang lebih umum

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-isipan

gumuhit mula sa mga partikular na kaso para sa mas pangkalahatang mga kaso

🇲🇾Malay

ekstrapolasi

ambil daripada kes khusus untuk kes yang lebih umum

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استقراء

الاستفادة من حالات محددة لحالات أكثر عمومية

🇮🇷Persian

برون یابی

از موارد خاص برای موارد کلی تر استفاده کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

tahminde bulunmak

daha genel durumlar için özel durumlardan yararlanın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַיֵץ

לשאוב ממקרים ספציפיים למקרים כלליים יותר

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The primary meaning of 'extrapolate' is 'draw from specific cases for more general cases'.

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'extrapolate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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