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/ɛkˌstɹæp.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ · noun
(mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values..
Casting further doubt on Kerner’s extrapolations from Gebhard’s data, it’s unclear what happened during those 21 minutes of foreplay. Blow jobs? Kissing? Role-playing? We don’t know.
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Extrapolation means (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values..
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Casting further doubt on Kerner’s extrapolations from Gebhard’s data, it’s unclear what happened during those 21 minutes of foreplay. Blow jobs? Kissing? Role-playing? We don’t know.
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