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misestimation

misestimation

8.0
A wrong guess about how much or how likely something is
  • noun
  • /ˌmɪsˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən/
translation icon : subestimación
  • His misestimation of the project's budget led to several unforeseen expenses.

Examples

  • The critics who praise Rayuela often adopt Cortázar's misestimations.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The misestimation of standard error that occurs in traditional methods of analysis, when the individual responses are not independent, is corrected by using hierarchical linear modeling.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Many businesses face challenges due to a misestimation of their target market's needs.

  • The team's misestimation caused them to miss the deadline by several weeks.

Synonyms

error
vsmisestimation
306 1.0

A wrong belief, calculation, or action

is specifically about incorrect estimations or misjudged calculations
miscalculation
vsmisestimation
30 4.2

A wrong estimate of numbers or plans that causes problems

is broader, applying to general incorrect estimates as well as calculations
inaccuracy
vsmisestimation
24 4.9

A mistake in information or measurement

is the specific act of making a wrong estimate rather than a general quality
misjudgment
vsmisestimation
  • US
9 3.6

A wrong decision about a person or situation

focuses on mistaken numeric or measured estimates rather than opinions
miscount
vsmisestimation
1 4.2

An incorrect count of items such as votes

covers broader incorrect estimates, not limited to counting items
misreckoning
vsmisestimation
9.5

An error in calculating numbers or amounts

has the same meaning but is a different form of the term

How Accurate

determination
38 3.6
calculation
  • Specialized
203 2.8
estimate
370 2.6
misestimation
8.0
guess
768 1.0

Surface Forms

misestimation singular
misestimations plural

Morphology

misestimation = misestimate (transparent) = mis + estimate + ion

Formed by adding the productive nominalizing suffix '-ion' to the verb 'misestimate'; the meaning 'an incorrect estimate' follows directly.

Etymology

Misestimation comes from the prefix mis- meaning 'wrong', as in mistake, and from estimate meaning 'to guess or judge a number or value'. So, a misestimation is simply a 'wrong guess' or 'incorrect judgment' when you try to estimate something.