how to pronounce extrapolate

/ɪkˈstɹæp.ə.lɛɪt/

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extrapolate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of extrapolate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… we try and extrapolate there's still a …”

meanings of extrapolate

verb:

To infer by extending known information.
To estimate the value of a variable outside a known range from values within that range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known ones.

extrapolate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word extrapolate occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics extrapolate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that extrapolate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;