different between estimation vs extrapolation

English

Alternative forms

• æstimation (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English estimacioun, estimacion, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio.Morphologically estimate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st??me???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

estimation (countable and uncountable, plural estimations)

1. The process of making an estimate.
2. The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
3. Esteem or favourable regard.

Derived terms

• estimate

Related terms

• esteem

Translations

French

Alternative forms

• æstimation (obsolete)

Etymology

estimer +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s.ti.ma.sj??/

Noun

estimation f (plural estimations)

1. estimate; estimation (rough calculation or guess)

Further reading

• “estimation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From extrapolate +? -ationMorphologically extrapolate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

extrapolation (countable and uncountable, plural extrapolations)

1. (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
2. An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
   • 2018, Suzannah Weiss, The Establishment, What A Fake ‘Female Orgasm’ Statistic Says About Gender Bias

     Casting further doubt on Kerner’s extrapolations from Gebhard’s data, it’s unclear what happened during those 21 minutes of foreplay. Blow jobs? Kissing? Role-playing? We don’t know.

3. (music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.

Derived terms

• nonextrapolation
• overextrapolation
• underextrapolation

Related terms

• extrapolative
• extrapolatory
• interpolation

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

extrapolation f (plural extrapolations)

1. extrapolation

Further reading

• “extrapolation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Noun

extrapolation c

1. an extrapolation; inference of a hypothetical situation.

Declension

See also

• extrapolera
• extrapolering