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estimation

noun
/ˌɛs.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/UK/ˌɛs.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌes.tɪˈmæɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English estimacioun, estimacion, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio. Morphologically estimate + -ion.

  1. derived from aestimatio
  2. derived from estimacion
  3. inherited from estimacioun

Definitions

  1. The process of making an estimate.

    • According to my estimations, we should get to the border in five hours, give or take.
    • The publisher made an estimation on the potential value of the new novel.

  2. The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.

  3. Esteem or favourable regard.

    • With that performance last night, you've gone up in the director's estimation.

The neighborhood

Derived

ballpark estimation, coestimation, costimation, disestimation, estimate, estimation theory, guesstimation, misestimation, overestimation, postestimation, re-estimation, reestimation, subestimation, underestimation

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at estimation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at estimation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at estimation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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