cipher vs extrapolate

extrapolate vs cipher

cipher is a noun but extrapolate is not a noun.

cipher and extrapolate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cipher	Yes	No	Yes	No
extrapolate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, extrapolate is a hyponym of cipher; that is, extrapolate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cipher:

cipher: make a mathematical calculation or computation
extrapolate: estimate the value of something based on known values

Other hyponyms of cipher include quantise, quantize, extract, process, prorate, miscalculate, misestimate, recalculate, average, average out, factor, factor in, factor out, add, add together, deduct, subtract, take off, multiply, divide, fraction, interpolate, differentiate, integrate, survey, approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge, budget, capitalise, capitalize, resolve, solve.

cipher (noun)	extrapolate (noun)
a secret method of writing
a message written in a secret code
a person of no influence
a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

cipher (verb)	extrapolate (verb)
make a mathematical calculation or computation	estimate the value of something based on known values
convert ordinary language into code	gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
	draw from specific cases for more general cases

Difference between cipher and extrapolate

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