estimation
noun
es·ti·ma·tion
ˌe-stə-ˈmā-shən 
Examples of estimation in a Sentence
This is not, in my estimation, an efficient use of our resources.
She went down in her supporters' estimation after she voted against the plan.
Planning the project requires careful cost estimation.
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The wrongful death lawsuit comes amid the implementation of additional safety features on Roblox, and the company’s goal of expanding its age-estimation technology to all of its users by the end of the year.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Researchers distributed email surveys to 80,000 licensed hunters and another 80,000 landowners in the subject states, and over 1,200 active conservation officers were also surveyed in an effort to get a comprehensive view of attitudes about and estimations of the prevalence of poaching.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
That split paid out roughly $40 million to each sister and $56 million to Artie T in 2024, according to an estimation by the Herald.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
By their estimation, the serviceable addressable market (SAM) stands at about $2 trillion toward the end of the decade — that's about half of the total $3 trillion to $4 trillion in data center capital expenditures that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently predicted would occur by 2030.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Researchers distributed email surveys to 80,000 licensed hunters and another 80,000 landowners in the subject states, and over 1,200 active conservation officers were also surveyed in an effort to get a comprehensive view of attitudes about and estimations of the prevalence of poaching.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
That split paid out roughly $40 million to each sister and $56 million to Artie T in 2024, according to an estimation by the Herald.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
By their estimation, the serviceable addressable market (SAM) stands at about $2 trillion toward the end of the decade — that's about half of the total $3 trillion to $4 trillion in data center capital expenditures that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently predicted would occur by 2030.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Estimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estimation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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estimation
noun
es·ti·ma·tion
ˌes-tə-ˈmā-shən
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