Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

extrapolate

ub. 1. To estimate an unknown value or quantity on the basis of the known range, esp. by statistical methods. 2. To deduce an unknown legal principle from a known case. 3. To speculate about possible results, based on known facts. - extrapolative (-lay-tiv or -la-tiv), extrapolatory (-la-tor-ee), adj. - extrapolator (-lay-tar), n.