retropolate

Definition

retropolate rate
(Verb) To extrapolate backwards.
(The word is used with this meaning quite widely on web pages, but does not seem to be in any dictionary.)
Usage: Using present data and trends we can retropolate to the situation in the past (and extrapolate to the situation in the future).


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