推算 (tuī suàn) — to calculate by inference; to extrapolate
Definition
推算 is to calculate or extrapolate from known data to work out something unknown (e.g. a future trend or trajectory). It's more deductive than 估计 ('estimate, guess') and more inference-driven than 推断 ('infer, deduce').
verb
to calculate by inferenceto extrapolate
Examples
- 推算。Kē xué jiā men yòng zhè zǔ shù jù tuī suàn chū wèi lái de qū shì.Scientists extrapolated future trends from this set of data.
- ，推算。Gēn jù lì shǐ jì lù, kě yǐ tuī suàn chū xià yí cì hóng shuǐ de shí jiān.Based on historical records, we can calculate the timing of the next flood.
- 推算。Zhè ge shù xué gōng shì yòng yú tuī suàn wù tǐ yùn dòng de guǐ jì.This mathematical formula is used to calculate the trajectory of moving objects.
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