estimation
judgment or opinion: In my estimation the boy is guilty.
esteem; respect.
approximate calculation; estimate: to make an estimation of one's expenditures.
Origin of estimation
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- pre·es·ti·ma·tion, noun
- re·es·ti·ma·tion, noun
- self-es·ti·ma·tion, noun
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How to use estimation in a sentence
Based on Watanabe and colleagues’ estimations, Baikal seals may be getting about 20 percent of their daily calorie requirements just from amphipods.
Using comb-shaped teeth, Baikal seals feed on tiny crustaceans like whales do | Jake Buehler | December 11, 2020 | Science NewsBy his estimation, Mike Tyson shed about 100 pounds for his nostalgia-filled return to the boxing ring Saturday night.
Mike Tyson fought for the first time in 15 years. So much had changed. | Gene Wang | November 29, 2020 | Washington PostIf intensity estimations are correct, it looks to have made landfall as a major Category 3 hurricane.
PM Update: Gusty showers overnight. Clear but cooler on Monday. | Greg Porter | November 22, 2020 | Washington PostThe team made new estimations of the reptiles’ weight, wing shape and wingspan, and then simulated how those features might translate into flapping, gliding or launching.
Tomi Lahren, the 28-year-old South Dakota native who is the host of Final Thoughts on Fox Nation, is equal parts telegenic, mouthy and, in her estimation at least, “relentless.”
Go Behind the Tomi Lahren Interview on ‘The Carlos Watson Show’ | Eugene Robinson | August 31, 2020 | Ozy
John le Carré is notorious for taking the establishment for which he once toiled as a spy at its lowest estimation.
As for the estimation of Snowden among the Russian opposition, you must realize what his journey looks like in our eyes.
Snowden’s Revelations Shouldn’t Distract from Putin’s Brutal Rule | Garry Kasparov | January 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut in my estimation nothing really seems too off the charts.
You Should Have Been There: Dispatches From Miami Art Basel | Anthony Haden-Guest | December 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd my estimation of that accomplishment grew and grew the more I put pen to paper.
‘Dear Mr. Watterson’ Celebrates the Glory of Calvin and Hobbes on Film | Malcolm Jones | November 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSo he deserves some punishment, but he has already received (in my estimation) excessive amounts of punishment.
An estimation of the solids, therefore, furnishes an important clue to the functional efficiency of the kidneys.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddQuantitative estimation does not furnish much of definite clinical value.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddQuantitative estimation of the total sulphates yields little of clinical value.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddWe will now mention a fact which in the estimation of all true lovers of these fine violins is to be greatly regretted.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph PearceMadame Torvestad was in the habit of writing many letters, which were held in much estimation by the Brethren around.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange Kielland
British Dictionary definitions for estimation
/ (ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən) /
a considered opinion; judgment: what is your estimation of the situation?
esteem; respect
the act of estimating
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