(~s, extrapolating, ~d)
If you ~ from known facts, you use them as a basis for general statements about a situation or about what is likely to happen in the future. (FORMAL)
Extrapolating from his American findings, he reckons about 80% of these deaths might be attributed to smoking...
It is unhelpful to ~ general trends from one case.
VERB: V from n, V n from n
extrapolation (extrapolations)
His estimate of half a million HIV positive cases was based on an extrapolation of the known incidence of the virus.
N-VAR