estimation
noun
es·ti·ma·tion
ˌe-stə-ˈmā-shən 
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Examples of estimation in a Sentence
This is not, in my estimation, an efficient use of our resources.
She went down in her supporters' estimation after she voted against the plan.
Planning the project requires careful cost estimation.
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However, the latest Art Basel UBS report, published in March, reported that Japan’s share of the global art market was $650 million, far lower than METI’s estimation.
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 28 June 2024
With the survey saying 81 percent of all Amazon users also use Amazon Prime, that would mean about 90 million have been converted to paying Prime members, according to the analysts’ estimation.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
Our guy is an alien (a blue one even, though by my estimation, a little more cyborg than, say, Navi).
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 May 2024
Crucial to understanding how each system landed on these numbers is that projections are largely dependent on playing time estimations.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2024
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 28 June 2024
With the survey saying 81 percent of all Amazon users also use Amazon Prime, that would mean about 90 million have been converted to paying Prime members, according to the analysts’ estimation.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 June 2024
Our guy is an alien (a blue one even, though by my estimation, a little more cyborg than, say, Navi).
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 May 2024
Crucial to understanding how each system landed on these numbers is that projections are largely dependent on playing time estimations.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2024
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estimation
noun
es·ti·ma·tion
ˌes-tə-ˈmā-shən
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