overextrapolation

noun

excessive extrapolation, as when drawing conclusions from data

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Meanings

nounoverextrapolation (countable and uncountable, plural overextrapolations)

plural overextrapolations

  1. countableuncountableexcessive extrapolation, as when drawing conclusions from data

Origin

From over- + extrapolation.

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APA

overextrapolation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overextrapolation

MLA

“overextrapolation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overextrapolation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overextrapolation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overextrapolation.

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