extrapolation — 英語辞典

名詞

1. A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.

   用法

   • 可算
   • 不可算

2. An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.

   用法

   • 可算
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   例文

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   Casting further doubt on Kerner’s extrapolations from Gebhard’s data, it’s unclear what happened during those 21 minutes of foreplay. Blow jobs? Kissing? Role-playing? We don’t know.

3. The diametric opposite of interpolation.

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名詞

1. (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values

   上位語

   calculationcomputationfiguringreckoning

2. an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations

   上位語

   inferenceillation