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Generalization vs Extrapolation - What's the difference?

generalization | extrapolation |

As nouns the difference between generalization and extrapolation

is that generalization is standard spelling of from=American spelling|from2=Oxford British spelling|lang=en|generalisation while extrapolation is a calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.

generalization

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • extrapolation

    English

    (wikipedia extrapolation)

    Noun

    (en 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.

    • Related terms

    * interpolation ----