extrapolation

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Simple extrapolations from the impacts of invasive alien species observed today are likely to underestimate the magnitude of future impacts.

From Science Daily

Yet the extrapolation some have made is startling; that slavery turned sprinters of West African descent into world beaters.

From BBC

Following the classical model, the AI compares information against learned examples, draws conclusions, and makes extrapolations.

From Science Daily

The film climaxes with Moscow’s incineration, the Master’s fantasy of revenge — a scene that is not in the novel but Lockshin believes is a fair extrapolation of Bulgakov’s intentions.

From Los Angeles Times

Romps and Lu found, however, that the commonly used extrapolation falls far short when conditions of temperature and humidity are extreme.

From Science Daily