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estimation vs overestimate

overestimate vs estimation

estimation and overestimate both are nouns.

estimation is not a verb while overestimate is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
estimation Yes No No No
overestimate Yes No Yes No
As nouns, overestimate is a hyponym of estimation; that is, overestimate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than estimation:
  • estimation: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
  • overestimate: a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
Other hyponyms of estimation include scalage, credit, credit rating, dead reckoning, guess, guessing, guesswork, shot, guesstimate, guestimate, overestimation, overrating, overreckoning, underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning.
As nouns, overestimate is a hyponym of estimation; that is, overestimate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than estimation:
  • estimation: a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
  • overestimate: an appraisal that is too high
Other hyponyms of estimation include overappraisal, overestimation, overvaluation.
estimation (noun) overestimate (noun)
a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth an appraisal that is too high
the respect with which a person is held
a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
estimation (verb) overestimate (verb)
make too high an estimate of
assign too high a value to
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