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extrapolate

vb. to estimate an unknown (future) value by projecting from known (past) values (in TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS). This involves predicting a value for the
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Basis of extrapolation are industry-specific data structure and corresponding industry-differentiated energy and fuel consumption figures.
Biogenic solid fuels in industry, trade, services sector
This scientific report prepared by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements reviews the scientific issues associated with the extrapolation of radiation-induced cancer risks from nonhuman experimental systems to humans.
Extrapolation of radiation-induced cancer risks from nonhuman experiment systems to humans
Reliable extrapolation factors are necessary to protect the public from unnecessary exposures to known hazardous chemicals.
Testing toxic pesticides in humans: health risks with no health benefits
Comparisons with other calculations and an energy extrapolation yield an estimated uncertainty of [10.
Novel computation enables best-yet estimate of ground state of neutral helium. (News Briefs)
The LALS operates at 7[degrees] without the correction or extrapolation required by other light scattering detectors.
Chromatography tester. (Instruments)
The customary extrapolation, called the linear no-threshold model, assumes that cancer risk is proportional to the dose of radiation even at low doses.
Low radiation hurts bystander cells. (Science News of the week)
In terms of structure, the staff paper is arranged around a series of themes, including uncertainty and variability, the use of default parameters and extrapolation assumptions, site- and chemical-specific assessments, and ecological assessment.
Risk assessment at the EPA: an agency self-exam
In addition to these errors, extrapolation beyond the range of the NIST calibrated tungsten ribbon lamps, will further degrade the accuracy of these temperature measurements.
Extended temperature range for calibration of two-color pyrometers. (News Briefs)
However, "Isidorov's extrapolation of his results to 75 percent of the world's volcanoes is not justified," he asserts.
Volcanoes aren't a big source of CFCs
By extrapolation, one concludes he had read neither moving papers nor supporting documentation.
LETTERS : HANDLING OF JUDGE A TRAVESTY
2) Cross-species extrapolation of integrative, quantitative models of the perturbed hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal or hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis following exposure to xenobiotics from rats to humans or a commonly used small fish toxicology model (e.
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The comparable effective dose in humans probably would be much lower than indicated by this extrapolation, since the rat has a very high metabolism.
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