overestimation

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Recent Examples of overestimation All four actors failed to achieve Actor Award recognition this year, signaling a possible overestimation of enthusiasm for this international Oscar contender. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026 The study found that the incorrect, older models led to a significant bias in criticality calculations, causing an artificial overestimation of the reactor’s effective neutron multiplication factor (keff). — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025 Even if that number is a vast overestimation, and the death toll from all nuclear accidents were a vast underestimation, splitting atoms in nuclear power stations is still one of the safest things that humanity does. — Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025 This was later updated to reflect a 598,000 overestimation in previous data. — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overestimation
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Noun
  • The underestimation, criticism, and constant attempts to define her through others’ choices have fueled her phoenix-like rise, leaving her more excited and determined than ever.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Sometimes, trying to intuit monthly expenses can be difficult, making the rough calculation prone to underestimation, which can lead to future cash shortages.
    — Vlad Rusz, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The executive who owns payment operations, not the assessor, approves those operating conditions, names an officer who can suspend the agent and defines what triggers reassessment.
    — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Two areas where action may be needed Defense stocks and renewable energy stocks were two areas where a reassessment could be needed for portfolios.
    — John Melloy,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • According to a recent survey by the California Health Care Foundation, more than 11 million state residents struggle to get an appointment with a primary care doctor, let alone a specialist.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Customers have said so in every survey since surveys were invented.
    — Kate O'Keeffe, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Overestimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimation. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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