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extrapolation

/ɪkˌstræpəˈleɪʃn/noun

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बहिर्वेशन, (ज्ञात तथ्यों के आधार पर) अनुमान लगाना

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  1. 1

    [U, C] formal

    the act of estimating or guessing something unknown by using facts that you already know, for example by assuming that a present trend will continue

    बहिर्वेशन, (ज्ञात तथ्यों के आधार पर) अनुमान लगाना

    • The population figures for 2031 are an extrapolation from current trends.
    • Simple extrapolation suggests that prices will double in ten years.

    Synonyms projection inference estimate extension prediction

  2. 2

    [U, C] mathematics

    the process of estimating values outside a known range of values from the values inside it

    बहिर्वेशन (गणित)

    • linear extrapolation of a graph

    Opposite interpolation

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Do not confuse extrapolation (estimating beyond the known values) and interpolation (estimating between two known values, or adding something to a text).

Extrapolation (ज्ञात मानों से आगे का अनुमान लगाना) और interpolation (दो ज्ञात मानों के बीच का अनुमान लगाना, या किसी लेख में कुछ जोड़ना) में confuse न करें।