Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun extrapolation

2 senses of extrapolation

Sense 1
extrapolation -- ((mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values)
       => calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning -- (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)

Sense 2
extrapolation -- (an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations)
       => inference, illation -- (the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation)