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Math in Engineering

Basics of Engineering

What are interpolation and extrapolation?

Interpolation in mathematics involves finding a value (or outcome) of a function between already known values; in other words, it is a method of estimating the values in between sampled data points. Extrapolation in mathematics is estimating the value of a problem beyond the range covered by the existing data. Both methods are used a great deal in engineering.



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