inference vs extrapolation

inference and extrapolation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inference	Yes	No	No	No
extrapolation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, extrapolation is a hyponym of inference; that is, extrapolation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inference:

inference: the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
extrapolation: an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations

Other hyponyms of inference include analogy, corollary, derivation, deduction, entailment, implication, presumption.

inference (noun)	extrapolation (noun)
the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation	(mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
	an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations

inference vs extrapolation

inference and extrapolation both are nouns.

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