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extrapolation vs reckoning

reckoning vs extrapolation

extrapolation and reckoning both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extrapolation Yes No No No
reckoning Yes No No No
As nouns, reckoning is a hypernym of extrapolation; that is, reckoning is a word with a broader meaning than extrapolation:
  • extrapolation: (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
  • reckoning: problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
Other hypernyms of extrapolation include calculation, computation, figuring.
extrapolation (noun) reckoning (noun)
(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
a bill for an amount due
Difference between extrapolation and reckoning

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