extrapolation

Example Sentences

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By extrapolation, he might even be capable of looking his wife and son in the eye and pulling the trigger.

From Washington Post

“People have been trying to make extrapolations: What does this mean for school board elections in Ohio or Virginia?” he said.

From Seattle Times

His analysis is based on a limited dataset - the experience of four companies, including an extrapolation of figures in Marks and Spencer's financial accounts.

From BBC

It’s fiction, but our reviewer described it as “such a clear and well-constructed extrapolation of the current debate that I doubt any reader will need to suspend disbelief for even a moment.”

From New York Times

He said that the authority to demand repayment from the former governor was “a logical extrapolation from our power to revoke.”

From New York Times