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estimation

[es-tuh-mey-shuhn]

noun

  1. judgment or opinion.

    In my estimation the boy is guilty.

  2. esteem; respect.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  3. approximate calculation; estimate.

    to make an estimation of one's expenditures.



estimation

/ ˌɛɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. a considered opinion; judgment

    what is your estimation of the situation?

  2. esteem; respect

  3. the act of estimating

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • preestimation noun
  • reestimation noun
  • self-estimation noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of estimation1

1325–75; Middle English estimacioun < Middle French < Latin پپō- (stem of پپō ). See estimate, -ion
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Hoang said that while nationalism is often utilized as a uniting force in Vietnam and beyond, it also has the potential to create instability if it grows beyond the government’s estimation or control.

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Using former Google executive Mo Gawdat's recent estimation — that AI's power doubles every 5.9 months — today's AI systems are roughly 79,000 times more powerful than when I first put pen to paper.

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Black music is so relentlessly true to itself when you look away from the trappings of industry, it’s the closest estimation we have of utopia.

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In some ways, he was the first non-academic her estimations reached.

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How well Ramona understands the woman’s meaning is an open question, but given that she limps off immediately on hearing the threat, “well enough” seems a reasonable estimation.

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