as in to derive
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
we can extrapolate from past economic recessions the probable course of the current one
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Recent Examples of extrapolate
The Planck team then used features in the CMB to calculate the expansion rate of the early universe; extrapolating that to present times using LCDM, the researchers arrived at an H0 of about 67.5 kilometers per second per megaparsec.
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Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2025
But members of both parties were split on how much can be extrapolated from the results for where the parties and the public’s view of the Trump administration stand.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
In supervised learning, the computer program extrapolates from the examples shown to it to identify correctly an example not present in the training set.
—Gil Press, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Other critics have argued that the sample size is simply too small to extrapolate any of the Yale findings to the population at large.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2025
But members of both parties were split on how much can be extrapolated from the results for where the parties and the public’s view of the Trump administration stand.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
In supervised learning, the computer program extrapolates from the examples shown to it to identify correctly an example not present in the training set.
—Gil Press, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Other critics have argued that the sample size is simply too small to extrapolate any of the Yale findings to the population at large.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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Streaming activity fuels almost all of Deep Thoughts’ first week, with 63,000 units deriving from the sector, equaling 85.9 million official on-demand U.S. audio and video streams of the album’s songs.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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This classic name derives from Louis, but was also popularized by Louisa May Alcott.—
Lydia Wang,
Parents,
8 Apr. 2025
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IndieWire understands the festival was waiting to confirm Denzel Washington’s attendance, and indeed the star will be at Cannes.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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In Congress, Trump’s Tariff Pullback Sparks Relief, Frustration, and Suspicion At the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt scolded reporters for not understanding the president’s plans.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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In this scenario, the Saints decide to make a bold play and move up for their passer of the future.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Lacking any evidence, the department decided Ozturk could be deported at Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s discretion under law.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Engineers could also use the data to learn how a building behaves and changes over time, and infer how to construct better in the future.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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There's no way of truly knowing what Roxy made of Peyton that day, but the footage certainly infers something.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Extrapolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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