Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Extrapolate is my word for today

I was in the Cafe recently, eating alone and blogging on my laptop.  Two men sitting near me were deep in a philosophical discussion of words and ideas.  One of them said "extrapolate," and I actually smiled to myself.  That was when this "wordy" person started composing this blog post.

Word of the Day

ex·trap·o·late / ikˈstrapəˌlāt / verb = extend the application of a method or conclusion (based on statistics) by assuming that these existing trends will continue.  For example, if I encounter only friendly faces in a town I am visiting, I may extrapolate that all the folks in that town are friendly.

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