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How to pronounce “extrapolation”

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Pronunciation guide for extrapolation

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of extrapolation with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Where are all the aliens?just an extrapolation of the sort of tech that TED celebrates.
Definition summary: (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.

Example 1 of 8

Where are all the aliens?

just an extrapolation of the sort of tech that TED celebrates.

[Noun]
(mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
(music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.

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