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Definition of Estimation
1. Noun. A document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation).
Generic synonyms: Commercial Document, Commercial Instrument
Specialized synonyms: Overappraisal, Overestimate, Overestimation, Overvaluation
Derivative terms: Estimate, Estimate
2. Noun. The respect with which a person is held. "They had a high estimation of his ability"
Generic synonyms: Esteem, Regard, Respect
Specialized synonyms: Report, Reputation
3. Noun. An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth. "A rough idea how long it would take"
Specialized synonyms: Scalage, Credit, Credit Rating, Dead Reckoning, Guess, Guessing, Guesswork, Shot, Guesstimate, Guestimate, Overestimate, Overestimation, Overrating, Overreckoning, Underestimate, Underestimation, Underrating, Underreckoning
Generic synonyms: Calculation, Computation, Figuring, Reckoning
Derivative terms: Estimate, Estimate
4. Noun. A judgment of the qualities of something or somebody. "In my estimation the boy is innocent"
Generic synonyms: Assessment, Judgement, Judgment
Specialized synonyms: Appraisal, Capitalisation, Capitalization
Derivative terms: Estimate
Definition of Estimation
1. n. The act of estimating.
Definition of Estimation
1. Noun. The process of making an estimate ¹
2. Noun. The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate ¹
3. Noun. Esteem or favourable regard ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Estimation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Estimation
1. Any non-trivial statistical procedure that assigns to an unknown quantity (parameter) a plausible value on the basis of appropriate and pertinent data collected in a proper random sample. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Estimation
Literary usage of Estimation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Manx Society, Brandeis Lawyers' Society (1871)
"One called the Brome, containing by estimation 10 acres, 5s. ... divided into
three closes, containing by estimation 15 acres, 7s. 6d. ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1908)
"For the estimation of such oils as peppermint, clove, wintergreen, and many
others, two procedures are open: (a) the application of methods for the ..."
3. The Journal of Physiology by Physiological Society (Great Britain). (1896)
"To the main chemical difficulty of accurate estimation of glucose is added, in
the case of the blood, that of the extraction of the sugar from a solution ..."
4. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston by Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept (1883)
"Three Acres of land by estimation, more or lesse, scituate and lying in the high
... Twentie Acres of woo-lland by estimation, more or lesse, scituate and ..."
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