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overextrapolation

overextrapolation noun: excessive extrapolation, as when drawing conclusions from data.

Noun

overextrapolation (countable and uncountable, plural overextrapolations)

  1. excessive extrapolation, as when drawing conclusions from data

Forms of overextrapolation

pluraloverextrapolations

Origin of overextrapolation

From over- + extrapolation.

Questions about overextrapolation

What does overextrapolation mean?
Overextrapolation means excessive extrapolation, as when drawing conclusions from data.
What part of speech is overextrapolation?
Overextrapolation is a noun.
What is the plural of overextrapolation?
The plural of overextrapolation is overextrapolations.

Words near overextrapolation in the dictionary

  1. overextractions
  2. overextrapolate
  3. overextrapolated
  4. overextrapolates
  5. overextrapolating
  6. overextrapolation
  7. overextrapolations
  8. overextravagant
  9. overextravagantly
  10. overextreme
  11. overextrude

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