Extrapolate vs. Interpolate
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(transitive) To infer by extending known information.
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To estimate the value of a variable outside a known range from values within that range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known ones
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draw from specific cases for more general cases
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estimate the value of
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gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
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To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
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(mathematics) To estimate the value of a function between two points between which it is tabulated.
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(computing) During the course of processing some data, and in response to a directive in that data, to fetch data from a different source and process it in-line along with the original data.
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To renew; to carry on with intermission.
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To alter or corrupt by the insertion of new or foreign matter; especially, to change, as a book or text, by the insertion of matter that is new, or foreign to the purpose of the author.
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To fill up intermediate terms of, as of a series, according to the law of the series; to introduce, as a number or quantity, in a partial series, according to the law of that part of the series; to estimate a value at a point intermediate between points of knwon value. Compare extrapolate.
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estimate the value of
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insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
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insert (something of a different nature) into something else
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insert (words) in a book or other text, especially in order to give a false impression as to its date.
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alter or enlarge (a text) by insertion of new material.
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insert (an intermediate value or term) into a series by estimating or calculating it from surrounding known values.
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interject (a remark) in a conversation
