Definitions For Extrapolation

noun

  • An inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
  • (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values

verb

  • To form an opinion or to make an estimate about something from known facts

Is Extrapolation a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
22
Words with Friends
25

The word Extrapolation is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Extrapolation in a Sentence

  • We can extrapolate the number of new students entering next year by looking at how many entered in previous years.
  • With such a small study it is impossible to extrapolate accurately.

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