estimate vs truncate

truncate vs estimate

estimate is a noun but truncate is not a noun.

estimate is not an adjective while truncate is an adjective.

estimate and truncate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
estimate	Yes	No	Yes	No
truncate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, truncate is a hyponym of estimate; that is, truncate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than estimate:

estimate: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
truncate: approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one

Other hyponyms of estimate include quantise, quantize, misgauge, place, put, set, give, lowball, underestimate, assess, make, count, reckon, guesstimate.

estimate (noun)	truncate (noun)
a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
the respect with which a person is held
a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
a statement indicating the likely cost of some job

estimate (adjective)	truncate (adjective)
	terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off

estimate (verb)	truncate (verb)
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)	make shorter as if by cutting off
judge to be probable	approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
	replace a corner by a plane

Difference between estimate and truncate

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