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extrapolation

[ik-strap-uh-ley-shuhn] / ɪkˌstræp əˈleɪ ʃən /


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What he admits to be an “unscientific” extrapolation of corporate claims of AI-linked efficiencies shows businesses enjoying an average 150 basis points of margin improvement.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

If we take into account the very strong tendency towards female mobility, a paradox appears, one that places the extrapolation proposed by the Science article under deep tension.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

The company’s annualized sales—an extrapolation of the next 12 months’ revenue based on recent sales—grew from $100 million to $1 billion this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 1, 2025

Smothermon has argued that Glossip’s defenders made an incorrect extrapolation.

From Slate Oct. 9, 2024

“Ernest loved technical extrapolation, and we had fun drawing such an accelerator.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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