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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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Recent Examples on the Web For example, Berkeley AI Research is working with a coral reef restoration non-profit to develop machine learning models that estimate coral reef health through advanced depth estimation, object detection, and tracking in underwater environments. Gerui Wang, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 The system is positioned to aid both brands and their manufacturers and suppliers throughout garment production; by interconnecting the various tasks in that process—like fabric estimation, order management and nesting—on one system with a myriad of functions. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2024 The human digestive tract was, by Lane’s estimation, the biological equivalent of the household drainage system: with the stomach as the toilet bowl, the small intestine the drainpipe and the large bowel the septic tank. Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024 But since then—in Cummings’ estimation—science funding had become more cautious, more bogged down in bureaucracy, and less creative, particularly in the UK. Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for estimation 

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“Estimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estimation. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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