overshoot

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The amount by which something goes too far.

   • Let's see if we can predict and correct for the overshoot.
2. 2

   The situation where the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying…

   The situation where the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity.

   • With appropriate choice and action such uncontrolled decline could be avoided; overshoot could instead be resolved by a conscious effort to reduce humanity's demand on the planet.
   • Population overshoot is therefore unlikely to yield to management. Rather, the usual suspects will enter the scene and do their thing: starvation, disease, […] violence […] [and] death […].
   • Our core ecological problem is not climate change. It is overshoot, of which global warming is a symptom.
3. 3

   The portion of a letter extending above the capline of other letters of the same font, or…

   The portion of a letter extending above the capline of other letters of the same font, or the relative degree of such extent.

   • The portion resting beyond the capline or baseline is called overshoot.
   • The bowl of the D and the O are usually not identical, as most D forms do not have overshoot or undershoot.
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   1. 4

      To go past something

      To go past something; to go too far.

      • When you drive, you must remember to not overshoot the parking space and end up with two wheels over the line.
      • A ScotRail Driver: […] A good friend of mine overshot two stations back-to-back a couple of years ago. He tried to stop at one station and slid by it. Tried to stop at the next station. He slid by that, too.
   2. 5

      To shoot beyond

      To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.

      • not to overshoot his game
   3. 6

      To pass swiftly over

      To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.

   4. 7

      To exceed.

      • to overshoot the truth
      • That fire abated that impells rash youth, Proud of his speed to overshoot the truth,
      • Measured this way humanity was last at sustainable levels in the 1980s. Now it has overshot by some 20 percent.
   5. 8

      To venture too far

      To venture too far; to overreach (oneself).

   6. 9

      To record too much photographic footage.

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