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extrapolation

[ik-strap-uh-lay-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

“When you look into the Feast of Seven Fishes, it’s sort of an extrapolation of that.”

From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025

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

But it’s an extrapolation of those ethics at the New York Times.

From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2025

With Richardson’s curve and the simplest extrapolation for the future growth of the human population, the two curves do not intersect until the thirtieth century or so, and Doomsday is deferred.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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