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estimation

/ɛstɪˈmeɪʃən/
Meanings
  • Noun or Verb

    The act of calculating or estimating the value, quantity, or cost of something.

    - "The estimation of taxes is based on income."
    - "He made an estimation of the time required to complete the project."
Pronunciation
  1. /ɛstɪˈmeɪʃən/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with estimation
assessment , impression , expression , suppression
Homonyms
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  1. Estimation (fr) : A station, stop, or place.

  2. Estimation (it) : A guess or approximation.

  3. Estimation (es) : A guess or approximation.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Estation (fr) : A station, stop, or place.

  2. Estates () : A group or class of people having a particular social, economic, or political position.

Variants
List of all variants of estimation that leads to same result
estimation , estimations , point estimation , point estimations , rise in someone's estimation , re-estimate , re-estimated , re-estimates , re-estimating , re-estimation , re-estimations , reestimate , reestimated , reestimates , reestimating , reestimation , reestimations
Forms
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estimations, estimating, estimated, estimate

Etymology
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From Old French estimacion, from estimar, to estimate, from estimat-, measure, count.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'estimation' comes from the Latin word 'estimare', which means 'to reckon' or 'to value'.

  2. Estimation is an essential skill in various fields, including finance, construction, and project management.

Related Concepts
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  1. Assessment: The process of evaluating the value, worth, or quality of something.

  2. Appraisal: A professional evaluation of the value of real property or personal property.

Culture
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In literature, estimation is often used metaphorically to describe a person's opinion or judgment. In art, it can refer to the process of evaluating the worth or value of a work.

How to Memorize "estimation"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a calculator or a person writing down numbers and making calculations.
    - Visualize a scale to understand the concept of estimation in terms of weight or size.

  2. associate

    - Associate estimation with the concept of measuring or calculating.
    - Think of estimation as a way of guessing or approximating.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym ESTIMATE: Experience, Similarity, Time, Information, Method, Approximate, Truncate, Inference, Error.

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