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counterestimate

noun

Etymology

From counter- + estimate.

  1. borrowed from aestimātus
  2. inherited from estimat
  3. prefixed as counterestimate — “counter + estimate”

Definitions

  1. An estimate offered in response to another estimate, as being more accurate.

    • Specialists in military history and logistics have forever questioned Herodotus's figures, agreeing that they are unacceptable and proposing countless counterestimates.

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