extrapolation
/ɛkˌstɹæpəˈɫeɪʃən/
estimating values beyond the range of known data
extrapolation in a sentence
“Extrapolating too far from the data is risky.”
Origin of extrapolation
From extra outside + interpolation
Related Words
spurious correlation
an apparent relationship caused by a third variable or chance
causation
a relationship where one event directly produces another
correlation
a measure of the strength and direction of relationship between variables
regression
a method for modeling the relationship between variables
coefficient of determination
the proportion of variance explained by a model (R²)
residual
the difference between observed and predicted values