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 object]: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: the low-temperature results can be extrapolated to room temperature (as adjective extrapolated)a set of extrapolated values
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