extrapolate

ex trap o late |ikˈstrapəˌlāt ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] extend the application of (a method or conclusion, esp. one based on statistics ) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable: the results cannot be extrapolated to other patient groups | [ no obj. ] : it is always dangerous to extrapolate from a sample. • estimate or conclude (something ) in this way: attempts to extrapolate likely human cancers from laboratory studies. • Mathematics extend (a graph, curve, or range of values ) by inferring unknown values from trends in the known data: (as adj. extrapolated ) : a set of extrapolated values. DERIVATIVES ex trap o la tion |ikˌstrapəˈlāSHən |noun, ex trap o la tive |-ˌlātiv |adjective, ex trap o la tor |-ˌlātər |noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from extra- ‘outside ’ + a shortened form of interpolate .

extrapolate

extrapolate |ɪkˈstrapəleɪt, ɛk- | ▶verb [ with obj. ] extend the application of (a method or conclusion ) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable: the results cannot be extrapolated to other patient groups | [ no obj. ] : it is always dangerous to extrapolate from a sample. • estimate or conclude (something ) by extrapolating: the figures were extrapolated from past trends. • Mathematics extend (a graph, curve, or range of values ) by inferring unknown values from trends in the known data. DERIVATIVES extrapolation |-ˈleɪʃ (ə )n |noun, extrapolative |-lətɪv |adjective, extrapolator noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from extra- ‘outside ’ + a shortened form of interpolate .

extrapolate

ex trap o late /ɪkstrǽpəlèɪt /動詞 他動詞 自動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 (既知の事実 観察から )(〈結果 結論 〉を )推定する .2 〘統計 〙(〈既知量 〉を )外挿する ; (〈未知量 〉を )外挿法によって求める .