extrapolate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'étendre ou de projeter des informations ou des données connues afin d'en déduire quelque chose au-delà de la plage observée, souvent employé dans un contexte scientifique ou mathématique.

A verb used to indicate the act of extending or projecting known information or data to infer something beyond the observed range, often used in scientific or mathematical contexts.

1. Generalize from specific casesC1formal

   To infer or estimate something unknown by extending or projecting known information or trends.

   généraliser à partir de cas particuliers

   • From the data we have, we can extrapolate the future growth of the company.
   • Scientists extrapolate climate patterns from historical records.
   • It is risky to extrapolate broad conclusions from a single study.

   Synonymesconcludededucederiveestimategeneralizeinferprojectreason

2. C1formal

   To estimate a value or quantity beyond the known range of data.

   Extrapoler (estimer)

   • Using the graph, we can extrapolate the temperature for next month.
   • The economist extrapolated the inflation rate for the next quarter.
   • They extrapolated the cost of the project based on current expenses.

   Synonymescalculateestimateinferinterpolateprojectreckon

3. Infer unknown knowledgeC2formal

   To gain knowledge or understanding of an area not directly experienced or known by extending from what is known.

   Extrapoler (au sens cognitif)

   • From his behavior, we can extrapolate his feelings about the situation.
   • Historians extrapolate the daily life of ancient people from artifacts.
   • She extrapolated the meaning of the poem from its historical context.

   Synonymesconcludeconjecturededucederiveextendgeneralizeinferproject