estimation
English
editAlternative forms
edit- æstimation (archaic)
Etymology
editFrom Middle English estimacioun, estimacion, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio. Morphologically estimate + -ion
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɛs.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɛs.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌes.tɪˈmæɪ.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
editestimation (countable and uncountable, plural estimations)
- The process of making an estimate.
- According to my estimations, we should get to the border in five hours, give or take.
- The publisher made an estimation on the potential value of the new novel.
- The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
- Esteem or favourable regard.
- With that performance last night, you've gone up in the director's estimation.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editthe process of making an estimate
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value reached in an estimate
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French
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editEtymology
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editNoun
editestimation f (plural estimations)
- estimate; estimation (rough calculation or guess)
- 2015 September 19, “Etats-Unis et Russie évoquent la présence de leurs avions respectifs dans le ciel syrien”, in Le Monde[1]:
- Selon les estimations des États-Unis, le déploiement russe en Syrie comprend, outre les chasseurs, des hélicoptères attaque Mil Mi-24 (Hind selon la classification de OTAN ) et de transport de troupe Mi-8 (Hip), de artillerie ainsi que 500 hommes de infanterie de marine sur une base aérienne en développement rapide proche du port de Lattaquié, cœur du pays alaouite, la base démographique du régime Assad dont les rebelles approchent.
- According to the estimates of the United States, the Russian deployment in Syria includes, besides the fighter planes, Mil Mi-24 Attack Helicopters ("Hind" according to NATO classification), and Mi-8 troop transports ("Hip"), artillery, as well as 500 marines at an airbase in rapid development close to the port of Latakia, heart of Alawite country, the demographic base of the Assad régime which the rebels are approaching.
Further reading
edit- “estimation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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