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estimation

[es-tuh-mey-shuhn] / ˌɛs təˈmeɪ ʃən /


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Chen's work included a study in December 2020 that looked at seismic data recorded across Asia, including China, to improve methods for nuclear-test monitoring and yield estimation.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The tree is bad and dangerous, by Brian’s estimation, and yet he objects to Adam paying to have it removed.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

This was due to overperformance in specific races and in Phillips’s estimation, this could happen again in 2026.

From Salon May 12, 2026

In January the company began requiring age estimation in order to use any of the communication features, with users grouped by age.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

He wears an apricot bow tie which, by my estimation, makes him very approachable.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

City lawmakers proposed lengthy exemptions, which led to meager revenue estimations.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

Many analysts have been less optimistic in their estimations.

From MarketWatch Mar. 7, 2026

The pair came away from the meeting with differing estimations on the progress toward guaranteeing a peace deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2025

Facial age estimations will be conducted by ID verification company Persona on the Roblox app, with images and video to be deleted "immediately" after processing.

From Barron's Nov. 19, 2025

Pure mathematics does indeed deal with certainties, but its applications are only as good as the underlying empirical assumptions, simplifications, and estimations that go into them.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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