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Inference About The Future Based On Known Facts Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is EXTRAPOLATION which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: EXTRAPOLATION

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199%13Exact Match!
234%11 Make an inference beyond the known facts
330%3 "Facts ___ facts"

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We think the answer is "EXTRAPOLATION" which means:

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

An example sentence would be:

  • • "In this study, we made an extrapolation of the data to predict future trends."
  • • "The scientists used extrapolation to estimate the population size based on limited data."

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