estimation

n.

1. 1. The act or an instance of estimating.
   2. The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
2. An opinion or a judgment.
3. Favorable regard; esteem.

The process of using a mathematical formula, or formulae, to calculate from observed data a value, or values, for an unknown parameter, or parameters. Three common methods are the method of ordinary least squares, the method of maximum likelihood, and the method of moments. See also Bayesian inference; resampling.

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noun

1. The act or result of judging the worth or value of something or someone: appraisal, appraisement, assessment, estimate, evaluation, judgment, valuation. See value/worthlessness/evaluation.
2. A rough or tentative calculation: approximation, estimate. See precise/imprecise.
3. A feeling of deference, approval, and liking: account, admiration, appreciation, consideration, esteem, favor, honor, regard, respect. See respect/contempt/standing.

n

Definition: belief, guess
Antonyms: disbelief, doubt

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skøn, vurdering, agtelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
schatting, achting, oordeel

Français (French)
n. - jugement, opinion, estime, considération

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einschätzung, Schätzung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κρίση, γνώμη, υπόληψη, εκτίμηση

Italiano (Italian)
preventivo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - avaliação (m), orçamento (m), parecer (m)

Русский (Russian)
мнение, оценка, подсчет, смета

Español (Spanish)
n. - juicio, parecer, opinión, estimación, estima, aprecio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppskattning, värdering, beräkning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
评价, 意见, 判断, 估计

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 評價, 意見, 判斷, 估計

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 판단, 평가, 존중

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 判断, 評価, 意見, 見積もり, 概算, 尊重, 尊敬

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إحترام, تخمين, تقييم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הערכה, דיעה על השווי‬

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