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Extrapolating

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inferverb(transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
generalizeverbTo infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
interpolateverb(transitive, intransitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
generaliseverbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of generalize. [To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.]
bridgingnounThat acts as a bridge (in many contexts)
calculatingverb(not comparable) Having the ability to calculate.
projectingnounThe act by which something is projected.
inferringverbThe act of one who infers something; the drawing of an inference.
speculationnoun(business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
predicatingverb(transitive, logic) To assert or state as an attribute or quality of something.
estimatingverbTo calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
exaggeratingverbGiven to exaggeration or serving to exaggerate; overblown.
approximatingverb(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
extendingverb(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
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theorizingnounThe formation of theories.
conjecturingverbThe forming of conjectures.
interpretingverb(uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) Synonym of interpretation (the discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another)
exaggerateverbTo overstate, to describe more than the fact.
expoundingverbThe act by which something is expounded.

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