Extrapolate

/ɪkˈstræp.ə.leɪt/verb

To extend known information to predict or infer something unknown

to project trends beyond available data.

From the pilot results, we can extrapolate that the full rollout will save twenty percent.Analytics
It's risky to extrapolate from one quarter's data to forecast the entire year.Finance

Origin: From Latin extra 'outside' + a shortening of interpolate, from interpolare 'to refurbish'

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