estimation

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɛs.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌɛs.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #27046

Meanings

1

noun
A rough calculation or judgement of an amount, value, or degree.

By my estimation, the trip will take about five hours.
2

noun
The respect or opinion in which someone or something is held.

Her brave decision raised her in everyone's estimation.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a rough calculation or... approximation estimate

2 noun · the respect or opinion in... opinion esteem

Word family

Forms estimations

Derived forms coestimationcostimationdisestimationestimateguesstimationmisestimationoverestimationpostestimationre-estimationreestimationsubestimationunderestimation

Related forms esteem

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Phrases (1)

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estimation theory
the statistical study of inferring unknown properties from observed data

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English estimacioun, estimacion, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio. Morphologically estimate + -ion.

estimacioun Middle English estimacion Old French aestimatio Latin

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# estimation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɛs.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɛs.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 27046

## Meanings
1. A rough calculation or judgement of an amount, value, or degree.
2. The respect or opinion in which someone or something is held.

## Examples
- By my estimation, the trip will take about five hours.
- Her brave decision raised her in everyone's estimation.

## Derived Forms
- coestimation
- costimation
- disestimation
- estimate
- guesstimation
- misestimation
- overestimation
- postestimation
- re-estimation
- reestimation
- subestimation
- underestimation

## Related Forms
- esteem

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: estimacioun
- Root: estimacion
- Root: aestimatio

## Etymology
From Middle English estimacioun, estimacion, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio. Morphologically estimate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Estimation is from Middle English estimacioun, estimacion, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio. Morphologically estimate + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean a rough calculation or judgement of an amount, value, or degree, or the respect or opinion in which someone or something is held. Related forms include esteem. Derived formations include coestimation, costimation, disestimation, estimate, guesstimation.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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