Definition of Estimation. Meaning of Estimation. Synonyms of Estimation

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Definition of Estimation

Estimation
Estimation Es`ti*ma"tion, n. [L. aestimatio, fr. aestimare: cf. F. estimation. See Esteem, v. t.] 1. The act of estimating. --Shak. 2. An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities. If he be poorer that thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest, and the priest shall value him. --Lev. xxvii. 8. 3. Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor. I shall have estimation among multitude, and honor with the elders. --Wisdom viii. 10. 4. Supposition; conjecture. I speak not this in estimation, As what I think might be, but what I know. --Shak. Syn: Estimate; calculation; computation; appraisement; esteem; honor; regard. See Estimate, n.

Meaning of Estimation from wikipedia

- Estimation (or estimating) is the process of finding an estimate or approximation, which is a value that is usable for some purpose even if input data...
- Look up estimation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Estimation is the process of finding a usable approximation of a result. Estimation may also refer...
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- In statistics, point estimation involves the use of sample data to calculate a single value (known as a point estimate since it identifies a point in some...
- Forbes, net worth estimations could vastly vary amid same artists and different sources, as some media outlets have published estimations from various websites...
- In genetics, haplotype estimation (also known as "phasing") refers to the process of statistical estimation of haplotypes from genotype data. The most...
- Structural estimation is a technique for estimating deep "structural" parameters of theoretical economic models. The term is inherited from the simultaneous...
- In computer vision and image processing, motion estimation is the process of determining motion vectors that describe the transformation from one 2D image...
- An estimation procedure that is often claimed to be part of Bayesian statistics is the maximum a posteriori (MAP) estimate of an unknown quantity, that...