estimation

noun

ˌe-stə-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce estimation (audio)
Definition of estimationnext
1
as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something the teacher's estimation of her student's scientific aptitude proved to be well-founded when he won a national science award

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2
as in estimate
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something I may have been a little too hasty in my estimation of his musical abilities

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3
as in respect
a feeling of great approval and liking a show business superstar who enjoys the estimation of fans and fellow performers alike

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Recent Examples of estimation In Bellés’s estimation, everyone involved with the film immersed themselves in the details, committing to whatever their role was with something like abandon. — Elaina Patton, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026 In Crowell’s estimation, the album was 70 percent finished at the time of Snider’s died. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026 One practical example is Zapata Quantum’s collaboration with NVIDIA, which applies agentic AI to automate quantum resource estimation, initially targeting quantum-chemistry applications. — Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 By all estimations, the incoming results are expected to be strong. — Sean Conlon,hugh Leask,lee Ying Shan,sarah Min, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for estimation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estimation
  1. assessment
  2. estimate
  3. respect
  4. appraisal
  5. evaluation
  6. admiration
  7. calculation
  8. regard
Noun
  • Model improves testing boundaries Beyond exploit development, OpenAI has focused on ensuring GPT-6 Cyber respects the limits of authorized security assessments.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Factories that regularly completed Cascale’s Higg environmental assessment recorded a 22 percent drop in emissions from their operations and purchased energy over four years, the industry group reported on Thursday.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of assessment
Noun
  • The levy generates more than a half-billion dollars in revenue for Miami-Dade Public Schools, according to district estimates.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • With around three-quarters of the vote in as of Wednesday morning, the race remains a toss-up, according to CBS News estimates.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of estimate
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  • In Ossoff, Democrats were buoyed by a candidate who won respect at home even from some Republican officials for the strength of his constituent services.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The governing body also called off the official presentation for Spain’s Under-21 international against Japan as a mark of respect and solidarity towards De Miguel’s family, teammates and Tenerife supporters.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of respect
Noun
  • The first step is to ask the lender to reconsider the value if the appraisal overlooked a recent sale or got the details wrong.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The property in the ad receives both the general homestead exemption and the exemption for veterans who are 100% disabled, according to the appraisal district website.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of appraisal
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  • Anthropic believes cryptographic inference proofs could help detect tampering with model responses, support independent evaluations and give regulators a way to verify which models providers are serving.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The other, comprising of Aetna, Caremark and two companies that CVS acquired that provide primary care and in-home health evaluations to senior citizens, will be called CVS Health in the interim.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of evaluation
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  • As Intterra began hearing both the admiration fire chiefs had for Watch Duty and their frustration with it, the company started designing the Aware app.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Queen Camilla, who wears the midi and maxidresses, took her admiration for Me+Em a step further, handing the brand a Royal Warrant as an official supplier of clothing and accessories to the royal household.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of admiration
Noun
  • From constant monitoring and planning ahead to food calculations and technology management, diabetes burnout is real.
    — Nick Jonas, Time, 5 Nov. 2026
  • That gives her more time to focus on the calculations, permits and emergency plans necessary to accommodate growth.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of calculation
Noun
  • But his moves to reshape the party in his image over the past two years also often showed little regard for conventional political risk assessment.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Ghilarducci sees Watch Duty as no different in that regard from news channels or publications from which residents already were receiving constant updates.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
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