overestimations

noun

plural of overestimation
as in underestimations

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  1. surveys
  2. measurements
  3. calculations
Noun
  • That list was culled to 1,015 firms, and finalists completed surveys to confirm key details.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple surveys now show almost two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how Trump is doing his job.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of surveys
Noun
  • Record rainfall turns into a visual spectacle Between July and August, Chile recorded record rainfall in several regions, with some levels never seen since measurements began in the 1950s.
    — Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The paper says a prototype demonstration shows the view can be extended this way, but no measurements are reported, and the only way to know if the chair convinces is to sit in it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of measurements
Noun
  • Errors can accumulate during calculations, eventually making results unreliable.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Huang and his colleagues mapped out the landscape using data from RNA-sequencing experiments and theoretical calculations.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of calculations
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