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extrapolation noun

  • (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
 Extrapolation, Hochrechnung
  • An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
 Extrapolation

extrapolate verb

  /ekˈstɹæp.əˌlæɪt/ , /ɛkˈstɹæp.əˌleɪt/ , /ɪk-/ , /ɪksˈʈrapɵleʈ/ , /ˈɛksʈɾɑ.pɵˈleʈ/
  • (transitive) To infer by extending known information.
 extrapolieren, erschließen, hochrechnen
  • (transitive, mathematics) To estimate the value of a variable outside a known range from values within that range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known ones
 extrapolieren

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Extrapolation noun {f}

Extrapolation, Extrapolationen   /ɛkstʁapolaˈt͡si̯oːn/
  • Mathematik: Bestimmung von Funktionswerten außerhalb eines Bereichs von bekannten diskreten Daten (z.B. Messwerten)
 extrapolation
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