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extrapolation

ext·ra·po·lation

UK/ɛkˌstɹæp.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ US/ɪk-/ fairly common

noun

2.

an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations

Origin

Morphologically extrapolate + -ion

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