overestimations

noun

plural of overestimation
as in underestimations

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  1. surveys
  2. measurements
  3. calculations
Noun
  • Mark DiCamillo, the poll’s director, said previous surveys showed support for Proposition 40 has been fragile, and the most recent shows its prospects have dimmed as election day approaches.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The decision followed months of community meetings and surveys in which residents identified youth services, arts programs and affordable gathering spaces as priorities.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of surveys
Noun
  • The researchers say these measurements provide more accurate and stable information about muscle movement than conventional surface electrodes.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The same device can also provide quantitative electronic pressure measurements when connected to readout electronics.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of measurements
Noun
  • The Herald included active and inactive voters in all calculations and graphics, since inactive voters are still eligible to cast ballots.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • When climate forecasters built models, their calculations assumed CCS would work.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of calculations
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